One of my favourite books is Dreaming In Code which really does a good job telling the story of mitch kapors "chandler" product; Dreaming in Code tells the sto

One of my favourite books is Dreaming In Code which really does a good job telling the story of mitch kapors "chandler" product; Dreaming in Code tells the story of the development of Chandler, an open source, cross-platform “personal information manager.” This software was the brainchild of Mitch Kapor (of Lotus 1-2-3 fame, and the founder of a short-lived non-profit called the Open Source Applications Foundation. While the OSAF was well-funded (to the tune of millions), and while Chandler was eventually built, it was marked by blown deadlines and cost overruns. And the project is now moribund. In other words, as Rosenberg wryly notes, Chandler is another in a long line of failed software projects. Unlike building bridges, he notes, software engineering is hard.