This blog is where I’ll track the development of RoommateApp, a project that I started over two years ago and has gone through many revisions and name changes, as well as any key learnings about web application development and marketing I gain along the way. 

After becoming a partner/designer in a Ruby on Rails based web app shop, I’ve decided to scrap PHP and completely rebuild RoommateApp in Rails. I just started learning Rails and this will be my first project using it. I decided to make the switch partly because learning is a major motivator for me, and will help keep the momentum of this project going, and also because my co-workers give me crap whenever I mention PHP.
So I should probably make my goals public, so I feel accountable even if nobody ever reads this blog. Here goes.
  • Launch public beta of bill management portion by the end of August.
  • Implement Amazon FPS (credit card payents) by the end of October. 
  • Implement chore management by the end of 2008. 
  • 20 active homes by the end of 2008.
In 2009 I’ll start to turn on the promotion engine. I’d like to give it a little time for polishing before pushing it.