Project Management, Signals

2021-08-23

Learnings

default options are strong: I always ask myself, why people don't use my cool, sophisticated software, but Windows 10 / Edge / Chrome / Google Search / whatever

we mostly use the tools we know, e.g. we default to Trello, Excel, Google Docs etc.
these tools shape how we think, e.g. "everything is a tablesheet, kanban etc."
most use of this software is fragile, because it is owned by for-profit companies and closed source -> moral dilemma: buyer's need is not seller's need
idea: use gitea/gitlab/github issues
pros: everything in one place, no sending of files (excel etc), no additional accounts (only on the git platform), connection between management and code, removes complexity through using markdown
cons: everyone needs an account, everyone has to learn simple markdown
use labels for categorical information (e.g. bug, feature), use milestones for time-bound chunks of work; do not use milestones for categorical information

signals: sigint, sigterm, sigkill
terminal multiplexer:
- session (e.g. "work" or "personal") ->
- window (e.g. "work/rust" or "work/nodejs") ->
- panel (e.g. "work/rust/main.rs" or "work/rust/lib.rs")
why multiplexer instead of multiple window manager windows: not always access to window manager (e.g. on server), also increases complexity (more software)