...a very well put together manual about how and why things work the way they do within FogBugz 4.0.
— Matt Hawley, eWorld.UI
This book is an almost perfect introduction and end user manual for FogBugz version 4.
— Dean Wilson, London.pm
I recommend this book if you do plan to use FogBugz.
— Greg Robinson's Blog
well written and easy to get through
— .farshid sedghi Blog
I quickly realized that FogBugz could single-handedly manage my support requests, sales requests, bug tracking and project management for CodeSmith. I bought my copy about a week ago and I could not be more happy with my purchase!
— Eric J. Smith's Weblog
Many programs purport to help a development team manage a projectbut most of them aren't very good. Enter FogBugz. This dynamic tool is based on keeping track of a database of cases. At any given time, cases are assigned to one person, who must resolve or forward them to someone else. With FogBugz, cases can be prioritized, documented, sorted, discussed, edited, assigned, estimated, searched, and tracked.
And because FogBugz is web-based, everyone on a development team has access to the whole picture, at any given moment. That picture may include everything from customer feature requests, to high-level design discussions, to tiny bug fix details. This book (written under the guidance of the entire FogBugz team) completely describes the ins and outs of the latest version of FogBugz.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Good reference.
Good reference. Helpful background data that wouldn't be obvious to any old user.
I'm glad I bought it -- even though I'm using the FogBugz On Demand service presently instead of hosting my own FogBugz installation
Rating: - Get the information from the source
The book describes how to setup a basic configuration of FogBugz on your own server. The information is the same as you would get in the online documentation with some added commentary. There are a couple of extra sections on plugins and the book does a good job explaining the structure of the database FogBugz uses.
I consider this book a waste of money as you can get the same information from the online manual which will be more up-to-date.
Rating: - Light reading
I was expecting a little more than how to setup and configure FogBugz. But that is mostly what the book covers. You can get all the same information from the help files and online docs. If you like to have a physical book when setting and configuring software then this is perfect. Walks through all the processes and explains them in a clear manner.
It is missing a lot of the WHY behind things though. Why would I want to configure this like this... How are my customers going to ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book, should be required reading for anyone in the software development field
Painless Project Management with FogBugz
I got this book back in late Feb. or early March, but due to an in-process project, it got relegated to the top of the "read when time is available" pile. Upon reading the book, that was a mistake. As with Mike's other books, I should have "paused" my development, and read the book. There are a number of project management tips/tricks/techniques that would have helped a great deal on the project (especially considering that I was working from ... Read More
Rating: - It's about the process, not the product
While this book references a specific defect tracking solution, namely FogBugz, you should read more about the process rather than the specific product. You can apply the same process principles to other defect tracking solutions.
Speaking of FogBugz (I was responsible for selecting it for our software development company), it's NOT the only good defect tracking software out there. It's good, otherwise I wouldn't have chosen it, but it's far from mature. All you have to witness is the bug ... Read More
- Good reference.
- Get the information from the source
