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The tools I've used since 2001: - Fogbugz - Unfuddle - Pivotal Tracker - Bugzilla - Redmine - JIRA - Linear - Basecamp - Spreadsheet - GitHub Issues

The tools I've used since 2001: - Fogbugz - Unfuddle - Pivotal Tracker - Bugzilla - Redmine - JIRA - Linear - Basecamp - Spreadsheet - GitHub Issues - Codetree (I ran this) - Zenhub - Shortcut Probably missing a few. I've settled on Shortcut for now (formerly Clubhouse). It's a good balance between the "bag of bolts" JIRA approach and the "one way to do things" take that Pivotal Tracker has. Shortcut gives you sane defaults but with enough customization to suit reasonable workflows. One trend that I don't really get is dev teams using general purpose tools like Trello or Asana to run their software projects. Sure, it's possible to do. But I find it much more sensible to use a purpose-built tool that understands the kinds of first-class objects (Issues, PRs, Comments, Workflows, Workflow Stages, Tasks). Makes life a lot easier.

pc86 4y ago
Certainly there are some team aspects to take into account, but I've worked on several projects as the sole developer with multiple (3-5+) non-technical stakeholders, and Trello has been the best for that setup. Commenting is intuitive, even folks who've never used Trello before understand the columns/swimlanes reasonably well, and it's usually pretty easy to get them to attach documents, provide feedback, etc. all within an individual card.
- kareemm 4y ago
  Agreed, the one exception to my take on purpose-built tools is if you're the only dev and working with non-technical folks. Having workflow enforced in the dev tool is important when it comes to a team of devs imho... especially if you're managing the team.
rubidium 4y ago
Does Shortcut have any support for formal requirements management (e.g. ISO9001 support)? The R4J plugin for JIRA saves a ton of headache around that... but Shortcut looks nice so thought worth checking.
warpech 4y ago
Kudos for building Codetree! I used it about 2017-2018. It helped meto manage a roadmap of GitHub issues.
- kareemm 4y ago
  Awesome, nice to see a former customer here! =)

pc86 4y ago

Certainly there are some team aspects to take into account, but I've worked on several projects as the sole developer with multiple (3-5+) non-technical stakeholders, and Trello has been the best for that setup. Commenting is intuitive, even folks who've never used Trello before understand the columns/swimlanes reasonably well, and it's usually pretty easy to get them to attach documents, provide feedback, etc. all within an individual card.

kareemm 4y ago
Agreed, the one exception to my take on purpose-built tools is if you're the only dev and working with non-technical folks. Having workflow enforced in the dev tool is important when it comes to a team of devs imho... especially if you're managing the team.

rubidium 4y ago

Does Shortcut have any support for formal requirements management (e.g. ISO9001 support)? The R4J plugin for JIRA saves a ton of headache around that... but Shortcut looks nice so thought worth checking.

warpech 4y ago

Kudos for building Codetree! I used it about 2017-2018. It helped meto manage a roadmap of GitHub issues.

kareemm 4y ago
Awesome, nice to see a former customer here! =)