From this release I’m going to stop using release numbers on the TechBlog as the connection between “release”, “release number”, “version number”, “api version” etc. doesn’t seem to have the greatest sense of coherence in our environment.
I try and write a release note at the end of each development cycle. Sometimes I don’t get time. Sometimes we release in the middle of a cycle and it doens’t make sense. Sometimes we don’t release the site at all in a cycle but release something else (like an external widget or a mobile version). When we were building our MobDeal product we ran through 4 dev cycles in short succession without doing a release at all. So I don’t really know what a release number is.
Also this means I avoid the ribbing from the developers when I can’t remember what the site release number is (Hey, I’m a Dev Manager. I think in iterations!).
For more on this read Paul Grahams wonderful article about Web-Based software: The Road Ahead.
Post coming later this week to talk about the exciting new features we launched at the tail end of last week including:
- Blog Friendly MobDeals Widget
- Q&A Comments
- Extranet Mgt. for Bookings and Leads
I’ve been having some fun lately getting random things printed using the ever wonderful moo.com. My latest are custom iteration estimation cards for our fortnightly planning poker sessions.
Like most people in the world we’ve been using playing cards (chris wants to build a gameshow style hardware solution but so far we’ve stopped him) but I thought custom cards was the way to go. And playing cards are just too close to business cards in size for me not to have a play. 
Wahanda Development Estimation Cards