steve kwan user experience designer

Being at work again isn't so bad

(January 2nd, 2006 - 2:07PM)

Today is the first day in over a week that I've been at work because of holidays, but being back in the office isn't bothering me. I feel quite rested, despite the fact that I didn't sleep well last night. Anyway, it's good to get the ball rolling again. We've got a lot of development on the horizon, so the sooner we get started on it, the better.

I'm currently taking all of our demo systems and merging them into one big "uber" system. This means that whenever we release a new version, I only have to update one system instead of four. It should make our demos, testing and updates much easier. I've also written scripts for each of our applications that will allow me to do full manual tests. Unfortunately, we're not yet at the point where automated testing is an option. But maybe one day.

Most of my work these days has been involved with establishing processes for updates, testing and demonstration. I get to build and oversee the procedures for running software development activities. It's nice not being a code monkey anymore.