Time to Start the Rewrite!
So, I’m wrapping up the latest version of PhotoSmash, which is mostly ready, but it’s been so long since I released a version and I’ve made so many changes that I’m reluctant to put it out there without some Beta Testing….so, please test the beta! Please! Download the beta!
So, anyway, like I started to say, I’m wrapping up the latest version and I just put in the whole WP Gallery integration code and now I’m thinking, “it’d be great to let users link the standard layout to the Attachment page…it’s so useful, and I just love it…hmmm…I think I’ll add that before we release….it’s not much code, anyway.” So, I add the options to the admin pages and am testing them out when….what the!?!? There’s already options for linking the image/caption to the Attachment pages. When did that get in there? Does that even work? I don’t remember writing that….huh.
I guess that settles it. I recently had somebody tell me ever so tenderly that I shouldn’t add another single feature until I clean up PhotoSmash (you can read that one here). And you know what, they were right. When you can’t even remember all the features you’ve already added, it’s time to take a step back…and in this case, do some serious code cleaning. This was on my “next up” list anyway (see the Facing Future post in case you doubt), but those things are confirming what I knew in my heart.
So, even though I’ve basically finished the Photo Sharing features (the Pixoox features), I have them turned off in the upcoming version. I’m not totally satisfied with the security model of creating a new user for requesting sites…I don’t really give them a way to claim that new user if they don’t provide a good email address, so that’s a bit of a bummer. Also, I’d really like to force everyone to use Twitter oAuth as the security mechanism, but don’t have a clue as to how to begin that.
So, that’s on hold. If anyone wants to beta test it, let me know and I’ll get it going. I’d really like someone who knows this stuff to consider how to implement the security mechanism.
Further, I really want you guys to have your very own iPhone apps for your sites…custom branded and the works. But I’m a total noob with iPhone dev. I’ll post a plea on that later, but the Pixoox piece was part of building an API for PhotoSmash that the iPhone app could use.
At any rate, that’s where we’re heading!
Cheers,
Byron
