Posted by Damon Young
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:33:00 GMT
Here at ProjectLocker, we believe in two things when it comes to delivering software: quality and speed. As a provider, we're always looking for ways to help software developers bring the richest, strongest, most reliable software applications to market in unprecedented timeframes. Most of those efforts come through the services and tools that we offer directly, such as our recent rollout of Automated Code Reviews. But we're also always on the lookout for partners, vendors, and other tools that meet that same criteria.
Which is why we're big fans of Servoy. Servoy is a Java-based development environment that allows you to create rich business applications that can be deployed both to multiple desktop platforms as well as over the internet with a single code base. I've witnessed a demo where a Servoy developer created a single form that drew data from both a Sybase database and a MySQL database at the same time without writing a single line of code in minutes. They say a demo team built this sample bug tracking application from scratch in 46 hours.
It's strong and fast, and now that they've converted their latest release, version 4.0, into an Eclipse plugin, their team sharing features are all provided through Subversion.
Given Servoy's new reliance on Subversion, ProjectLocker is very proud to participate in ServoyWorld2008, their international user conference, next week at the JW Marriott Resort in Las Vegas. I'll be giving a presentation there entitled "Best Practices for Hosted Subversion" on Thursday, September 4th, as a general introduction to some of the ways that Subversion in general and hosted Subversion in particular can improve your quality of life as a developer. If you're attending the conference, please feel free to stop by. The slides and a YouTube version of my presentation will become available both here and on Servoy's homepage soon after the conference.
Tags deployment, development, hosted, las, ProjectLocker, rapid, servoy, servoyworld, software, subversion, SVN, techzulu, vegas | no comments
Posted by Damon Young
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:59:00 GMT
For all of the developers out there with designs for the next hottest Facebook app, we'd like to get to know you a bit better. ProjectLocker is testing the waters there with a new company page on Facebook. Regardless of what kind of apps you're building, we're sure you'll find ProjectLocker's hosted suite of low-cost, enterprise-caliber development tools, like hosted Subversion & Trac starting at $2.50 per month, and our brand new Automated Code Review tool for Java developeres, will help you save time, save money, and build better software.
Join us on Facebook at this link. You'll be hearing a lot more from us there soon enough.
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Posted by Damon Young
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:54:00 GMT
For some time now, you've been able to get commit notifications from your Subversion repository on ProjectLocker
sent to you directly through Twitter. But now, you can get also ProjectLocker-related news, updates, and information about our products and services through Twitter as well. Simply follow
@ProjectLockerHQ at Twitter, and you'll be constantly kept in the loop.
Tags control, hosted, news, projectlocker., source, SVN, twitter | no comments
Posted by C. G. Brown
Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:14:00 GMT
I noticed that Steven Ellis of OpenMedia recently gave a talk on Trac at LinuxWorld. From looking at the slides (pdf), it looks to be a good overview of Trac's features and functions, along with some tips and tricks. I looked over the presentation to see if there's anything that could benefit our current and potential users, and was pleased to learn that a lot of the tips he offered were to do things like back your Trac up, installing the post-commit hook that links it to Subversion, and so on. At ProjectLocker, our hosted Trac service already takes care of these tasks for you, so you can focus on running your project instead of running your Trac. It was a good reminder as to why Trac hosting and Subversion hosting provide real value to teams, especially when integrated to other popular hosted tools.
If you are trying to help people in your organization understand what Trac is and why you need it, this presentation isn't a bad place to start.
Tags hosting, LinuxWorld, subversion, trac | no comments
Posted by C. G. Brown
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:52:00 GMT
A number of our customers have requested the ability to access their Subversion repositories and Trac projects over standard HTTP rather than over HTTPS. We have now added this feature, and account admins can turn HTTP access on and off at will. To do this:
1. Go to List Projects or Show Project
2. Click the Edit link associated with the project you wish to change.
3. Check or uncheck the "Enable HTTP Access" box. If checked, your users will be able to use both HTTP and HTTPS. If unchecked, only HTTPS will be supported.
4. Press the Save button. Your settings will be saved and the server should be updated within moments.
If you're having speed issues at your site due to HTTPS, you may benefit from enabling HTTP access for some projects. We hope you find this new addition useful.
As always, just open a ticket in ProjectLocker Portal if there are other features we can add to better serve you.
Tags http, https, subversion, trac | no comments
Posted by Runako Godfrey
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:22:00 GMT
At ProjectLocker, we're committed to helping software teams deliver better code. To that end, we're introducing our Automated Code Reviews product. When Automated Code Reviews are enabled for your project, our systems will automatically scan your code for potential defects. The list of potential defects we scan for is too long to include here, but it includes the following areas:
- J2EE compliance
- JavaBeans compliance
- Unused code identification
- String and StringBuffer usage
- Suggestions for design improvement
- Overcomplicated code for suggested refactoring
- Possible security issues
- Optimization suggestions
Automated Code Reviews scans your code daily, and packages your report into an easy-to-browse report you can view from the ProjectLocker Portal or My ProjectLocker. Automated Code Reviews is currently available for Java projects using versions of the JDK from 1.3 through 1.6. Watch this space, as we'll be adding support for more platforms in the future.
Introductory pricing for Automated Code Reviews is $5 per month, or $30 annually. This pricing will not last, but if you subscribe at the introductory pricing, you will automatically get all the features we add to the offering in the future.
Update: to add Automated Code Reviews to your account, simply email sales@projectlocker.com and indicate your account name and whether you'd like monthly or annual billing.
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Posted by Runako Godfrey
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:24:00 GMT
In June, we announced our iPhone Referral Raffle. First of all, a big Thank You to all of you who have referred your friends to ProjectLocker. We're excited to have them on board, and each referral brings you one step closer to winning the iPhone in the raffle. Second, I wanted to make a few clarifications about the raffle:
- The prize will be the 16 GB iPhone 3G, which was released after we initially announced the raffle.
- You don't have to be the administrator for your account to enter. In fact, you don't even need to be a current ProjectLocker customer. We'll simply award the prize to the person who refers the most new accounts. Don't worry, we won't tell your boss if you win!
- The prize is for the phone itself; all usage/service fees to be paid by the winner.
- If you'd rather have cash, we can give you the retail value of a 16GB iPhone 3G instead.
Don't forget, you have until midnight EST August 31 to refer your friends and colleagues who might like ProjectLocker as much as you do.
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Posted by Damon Young
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:05:00 GMT
As I said before: We like Agile.
So, it only makes sense for ProjectLocker to lend a helping hand to the biggest Agile project management platform in the world. As we announced just last week, ProjectLocker has now entered into a strategic partnership with Rally Software, and we're just added the first of what we expect to be a series of technical integrations between our two products.
Starting today, all ProjectLocker Lite and Enterprise customers can configure their Subversion commit notifications to update tickets in Rally while also providing a link back to the commit itself within Rally. Now, teams who use Rally to manage their Agile projects can empower all of their team members (developers, testers, project managers, etc.) to look directly into the code in question on a given ticket or issue. Conversely, ProjectLocker customers who choose to use Rally can now add their powerful Agile management hub to their suite of tools, bringing all of the other stakeholding constituencies into the development process while still supporting many of their preferred applications. By giving both developers and testers easier direct access to the relevant source data, bugs and problems can be identified and resolved much more rapidly, increasing your time to market.
If you're a Rally customer interested in using ProjectLocker, or a ProjectLocker customer interested in Rally, contact us at sales@projectlocker.com, and we can help you get started with whichever half of the partnership you need. If you're currently using both ProjectLocker and Rally, contact our technical support staff, and they can walk you through the integration process.
In the meantime, watch this space for future integration announcements.
Tags agile, developers, hosted, ProjectLocker, rally, subversion, SVN, testers, testing, trac | no comments
Posted by Damon Young
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:25:00 GMT
It's no secret: we like Agile Software Development here at ProjectLocker.
We're not dogmatic about any one particular methodology over another. As a company, we've always focused on supporting the most efficient ways software developers can save time, save money, and build better software. But if you look at the Agile Manifesto, I think you'll see some things that we might agree with:
"Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan"
With that in mind, especially given that supporting Agile teams is the raison d'être for ProjectLocker Lite as well as our long-standing partnership with the Agile & Scrum experts at 3Back, we felt it was time to make it official:
ProjectLocker is now a corporate member of the Agile Alliance.
For all of our current users who are Agile practicioners: I'd encourage you to take a moment and see what resources the alliance can offer to enhance your current project.
And if you're an Agile practicioner or Alliance member who's not using ProjectLocker yet, I think you'll like what you see.
Tags 3Back, agile, alliance, development, hosted, Lite, manifesto, practices, ProjectLocker, scrum, subversion, SVN, trac | no comments
Posted by Damon Young
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:21:00 GMT
We knew there was room in the marketplace for a hosted tools vendor who treated small teams with just as much care and consideration as a big enterprise IT department. But we were all a bit taken aback by the tremendous response we've received for
ProjectLocker Lite. For those of you asking to take part in an official ProjectLocker affiliate program, you may yet get your wish later this summer. In the meantime, we thought we'd try something simple to whet your appetites, so we're having a Referral Raffle.
You can now get entries into our drawing for a brand new
iPhone from Apple simply by telling your friends and fellow developers about ProjectLocker. When your friends sign up from our
website, make sure they enter your email address into the "Referral Source" field at the bottom of the page during checkout. Whoever has the most referrals as of midnight EST August 31, 2008 will be awarded an
iPhone, courtesy of ProjectLocker. So, if you love our service, go spread the word -- you may just strike mobile gold.
Tags apple, cloud, computing, contest, development, hosted, hosting, iPhone, ProjectLocker, raffle, referral, software, subversion | no comments
