SW dev tools on Mac

I've not used anything with in-built UML support, but I tend to do my documentation using the wiki pages in my issue tracker (see below).

At work (.net developer), I use xml codedoc comments which are parsed by Sandcastle into a nice website. Not sure what there is on the Eclipse/Java side (javadoc?).

I've stuck with SVN despite the interest in git/bazaar. If you're already very comfortable with SVN and have experience with the useful tools (WebSVN, etc) that exist, then I'd stay with it.

I use (and love) Redmine. Very extensible and has great source control integration.

For example, put the following in your commit log:

Code:

Workaround for race condition at startup if no network is available (fixes #1234 @2h)

... and it'll link your commit with ticket #1234, will close that ticket and also log 2 hours work against it.

It's also got a very good per-project wiki with various PDF and HTML export options that makes for good redistributable documentation.

Redmine has a few Scrum-based plugins, but I've not played with them.

For this sort of stuff, the difference between OS X and Linux is pretty similar to the difference between Linux and another *nix such as Solaris. It's no more difficult to get this stuff up and running -- it's just different.

I run Subversion, Redmine, WebSVN and the Jenkins continuous integration server on OS X and found the initial setup a breeze. Most of the 'base' stuff (ruby, mysql, php, perl, python, etc) is part of a default OS X install. Java, whilst not a default install any more, is no harder to install than any other platform.

I mentioned Jenkins CI just now -- I highly recommend having a continuous integration system if you're going to be building software for anyone but yourself. I have mine (both home and work) set up to build on every commit. This gives me the freedom to mess about as much as I want in a debug environment, but get the assurance from Jenkins that the committed code still builds and tests correctly in a release environment. Add some automation for installer builders etc. and you've got a solid release pipeline. Also prevents you doing the classic howler of releasing some code with accidental debugging #define's in there!

You mentioned 'trac' in your post. We used that for a long time before finding Redmine. We've not regretted the change in the slightest! Not that trac's bad, just Redmine's much better. Redmine's also much friendlier than something like Bugzilla. We have no qualms exposing part of our Redmine site to customers so that they can log issues themselves.

Good luck!

Chris

 

sounds like you already have your mind made up so why are you even asking this question.

 

Pretty much all open-source Linux tools work just fine on the Mac.

For a Mac equivalent of your Linux distro's package manager, check out Homebrew (my favourite) or Macports.

In my own workflow I use a mix of XCode, Eclipse, and open source command line tools.

 

Frankly I just use Bitbucket or Github to handle task tracking and version control. I have no experience with Bazaar but I do have experience with Git and I'll say that it is quite easy to learn the basics of it which most of the time is all you need. As long as you understand branching, tags and merging in Git you'll be fine.