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Pushing the Need for Bug Tracking?
NorthwestWolf asks: "I am the sole developer for a medium-sized company. My work consists of developing intranet applications for the production, accounting, shipping and engineering activities at all of our locations. My dilema is that my boss is dead set on the idea that we DO NOT need a bug tracking system, nor does he feel that we have a need for version tracking. As much as I strive to write perfect code...that doesn't happen. Most recently, I asked to install a lightweight piece of bug tracking software that would not tie into the database, and was written in PHP (what our apps are already developed in). This was to be for me, and me alone; although my boss does produce some code and is the reason that I would like version tracking (he has made changes to my code that I was not aware of until I noticed problems with certain functions). So, to those of you who are, or have been in a similiar situation...what are you doing, or what have you done to get critical development tools such as these implemented at work?"
I'm going to echo the quit comment.
Use bugzilla and subversion; both free, both easy and serviceable out-of-the-box (except no box in their case)
Install them on a piece of crap system with debian stable and don't tell your boss they are there.
If he fires you, tell your new boss during the interview that you were terminated for using bug tracking and version control.
If you're too afraid, stay there, and do every single damn thing your boss tells you to.
Again, quit. Your boss is not respecting your professional opinion.
"Piter, too, is dead."
Being a slashdot reader probably means that you're smarter than everyone else...
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Oh that's too funny! You must be new around here...