August 24

Back

Starting the first day of my new work schedule.

There have been two big changes around here. Grey Burkart is now helping me out with all non coding aspects of Hog Bay Software, so I have more time to code. And Jeanne, my mother in law, just moved to a new house within walking distance. She will be helping to watch the kids Wednesday through Friday along with my parents who watch on Tuesdays. The end result:

I’m back to four real work days!

My focus is on PlainText. Expected it out months ago… but still not out. Here’s what still needs to be done, and my plan for this week:

  • Tuesday - Finish writing unit tests for new faster sync system.
  • Wednesday - Incorporate new sync system code into PlainText code.
  • Thursday - Complete another round of UI touchups.
  • Friday - Polish, and submit to iTunes at 5:00 PM.

Will I hit those goals? I don’t know, but many people have been asking when it will be done. I’m not sure, but to give everyone a better idea I’ll keep you updated on my progress to this list. If it’s not done this Friday, at least you’ll know how I’m progressing.

Update Friday, August 27

Still working on Wednesday’s step, incorportating the new sync engine into the existing PlainText codebase. I got a few abstractions wrong, created a mess, but now I’m back on track and things are looking good. The integration is now mostly done now, it compiles an works for simple cases. But I need at least a day more to clean things up. So here’s the plan for next week:

  • Tuesday - Finish incorporating new sync system into PlainText code.
  • Wednesday - Complete another round of UI touchups.
  • Thursday - Polish, and submit to iTunes at 5:00 PM.

Update Thursday, September 2

Not done yet, but the new sync system is in place. At the moment Grey’s doing lots of bug finding, and I’m trying to follow that up with lots of bug fixing. I’m hopeful that I can clear out the major bugs by the end of tomorrow. I’ve got much of the weekend to work. So the new plan is:

  • Friday - Finish 1.0 bug hunt & fixes
  • Saturday - Complete another round of UI touchups
  • Monday - Polish, and submit to iTunes at 5:00 PM

Update Tuesday, September 7

Not done yet, but getting darn close. I’m well into the UI touchups + polish stage. A day or two left I think. Of course my record of predicting the future is above!

Update Tuesday, September 14

Submitted a few minutes ago.

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