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Your perspective on this issue is an asset to me. I also have been tinkering with different approaches for about three years. I started out hacking on Virtuemar
by websitescenes 13y ago
Your perspective on this issue is an asset to me. I also have been tinkering with different approaches for about three years. I started out hacking on Virtuemart for Joomla, then tried Spree for Rails but I have found that they are too biased towards the online store checkout flow.
My most recent attempt has been built with Active Admin and Rails. I built it in a couple of months so we could have something for the bicycle shop I opened recently. I admit it's quick and dirty but it tracks work orders, sales, inventory and customers. I have not addressed payments beyond a select field for credit card, cash, check, etc. but I have considered integrating with an online processor. Currently we use a Square like reader from our bank and the stock printer for the store desktop. We don't have a touch screen but we do use tablets on the floor for work orders and sales occasionally. Since the printer is on the network, we can print receipts from any of the devices the sale is being made from.
I have published everything to my Github account (https://github.com/websitescenes/point_of_sale https://github.com/websitescenes/point_of_sale). Much of it is hard coded for my specific shop but I plan on making a general version that would be more configurable.
I am interested in following your progress because you seem to be attacking some of the angles that I am ignoring. Thanks for your response.
- moron4hire 13y agoCool beans. I'll definitely include it in my review. I'm getting about a day's worth of work on the project done a week, and I'm looking into an intern to take up some slack on my other projects to be able to put more time into this one.
- websitescenes 13y agoAny interest in applying to Ycombinator together? I have applied numerous times by myself and haven't gotten much of a response. I can't find anyone locally to run with on a startup. Not sure if we are compatible based on our limited communication but wanted to throw the idea out there anyway. I am a mid level engineer that has been programming for about two years. I am learning fast and always improving my skill set. You seem to be more advanced than myself but perhaps there is still a way you could utilize me.
- moron4hire 13y agoI live in the DC area and don't have much interest in moving to the Valley, which is a YC requirement. But I'd definitely be into collaborating with people. I post frequently on Tumblr, so you'll be able to see updates when they happen. You can also follow my Github profile and you'll eventually see something there (https://github.com/capnmidnight/ https://github.com/capnmidnight/). Finally, you'll find my email address in my profile.
- websitescenes 13y agoAh I see. Not really sure I could live there either. I just followed you on Github. Cheers!