Comments on: Tasktop Summer 2008 Released: Offload Your Brain http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/tasktop-summer-2008-released-offload-your-brain Mik Kersten and friends on focus and flow Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Less is More » Blog Archive » Article: Tasktop for Eclipse - Get More out of Mylyn http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/tasktop-summer-2008-released-offload-your-brain/comment-page-1#comment-28106 Less is More » Blog Archive » Article: Tasktop for Eclipse - Get More out of Mylyn Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:11:18 +0000 http://tasktop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-28106 [...] have just published an article with tips on how to get more out of Mylyn with the summer release of Tasktop. It starts with an overview of Mylyn, followed by an introduction to Tasktop for Eclipse. The [...] [...] have just published an article with tips on how to get more out of Mylyn with the summer release of Tasktop. It starts with an overview of Mylyn, followed by an introduction to Tasktop for Eclipse. The [...]

]]> By: ekkehard gentz http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/tasktop-summer-2008-released-offload-your-brain/comment-page-1#comment-28046 ekkehard gentz Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:40:29 +0000 http://tasktop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-28046 I'm using (and like) Mylyn as eclipse developer - makes my work more productive. just looked at your website what Tasktop will give me more the calendar integration looks nice, but the examples only show outlook or Google cal. I'm working on OSX and so: what about apples iCal ? would be really great if this could be integrated. I'm doing my developer tasks inside eclipse using mylyn, and all the other tasks using OmniFocus which synchronizes with apples calendar (and the iPhone, too) if Mylyn could be connected to iCal then this would fill a gap. thx again for the great Mylyn ekke I’m using (and like) Mylyn as eclipse developer -
makes my work more productive.

just looked at your website what Tasktop will give me more

the calendar integration looks nice, but the examples only show outlook or Google cal.
I’m working on OSX and so: what about apples iCal ?

would be really great if this could be integrated.

I’m doing my developer tasks inside eclipse using mylyn,
and all the other tasks using OmniFocus which synchronizes with apples calendar (and the iPhone, too)

if Mylyn could be connected to iCal then this would fill a gap.

thx again for the great Mylyn

ekke

]]> By: Mik Kersten http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/tasktop-summer-2008-released-offload-your-brain/comment-page-1#comment-27896 Mik Kersten Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:35:54 +0000 http://tasktop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-27896 Great points Rusty. But the good news is that this is not an either-or question. Rally is a great Agile project management tool, and when using Tasktop with it you get both all of the benefits of our rich client (e.g., offline access to user stories and tasks, personal time tracking and scheduling) as well as the benefits of Rally (e.g., slick web-based project planning). The neat thing that we're considering working on next with Rally is the updating of actuals based on Tasktop's time tracking. We've heard from quite a few users that this would be a killer feature for them, and this feature already works if you're using Tasktop/Mylyn with XPlanner. If you have any feedback on how you would like it to work it would be great if you could pass it on, since we're still brainstorming. Since we take a very developer-centric point of view, one thing that's important is allowing developers to reflect on their task activity before sharing it with others, in case they need to make adjustments. So we're thinking that the sharing of actuals should always require an explicit action on the part of the user. This is exactly the approach that we take with the sharing of contexts. For more on using Tasktop with Rally see: http://tasktop.com/connectors/rally.php Great points Rusty. But the good news is that this is not an either-or question. Rally is a great Agile project management tool, and when using Tasktop with it you get both all of the benefits of our rich client (e.g., offline access to user stories and tasks, personal time tracking and scheduling) as well as the benefits of Rally (e.g., slick web-based project planning). The neat thing that we’re considering working on next with Rally is the updating of actuals based on Tasktop’s time tracking. We’ve heard from quite a few users that this would be a killer feature for them, and this feature already works if you’re using Tasktop/Mylyn with XPlanner. If you have any feedback on how you would like it to work it would be great if you could pass it on, since we’re still brainstorming. Since we take a very developer-centric point of view, one thing that’s important is allowing developers to reflect on their task activity before sharing it with others, in case they need to make adjustments. So we’re thinking that the sharing of actuals should always require an explicit action on the part of the user. This is exactly the approach that we take with the sharing of contexts.

For more on using Tasktop with Rally see:
http://tasktop.com/connectors/rally.php

]]> By: Rusty Scupper http://tasktop.com/blog/eclipse/tasktop-summer-2008-released-offload-your-brain/comment-page-1#comment-27895 Rusty Scupper Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:10:28 +0000 http://tasktop.com/blog/?p=34#comment-27895 Seeing better task-oriented tools in the IDE is great, but I wonder if this is the right approach to the problem. First, it seems like task time tracking is a project activity and second I'm not sure how this approach aligns with more Agile-oriented project tasking. I agree that there's a benefit of being able manage tasks within the IDE, but I think tools like Rally, etc. are better for this since they are oriented towards completing sprints and managing the task backlog. Seeing better task-oriented tools in the IDE is great, but I wonder if this is the right approach to the problem. First, it seems like task time tracking is a project activity and second I’m not sure how this approach aligns with more Agile-oriented project tasking.

I agree that there’s a benefit of being able manage tasks within the IDE, but I think tools like Rally, etc. are better for this since they are oriented towards completing sprints and managing the task backlog.

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