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How I got to the current product. Modified:
Created:
- 6 1997 (2)
  - • Software evaulation Researched whether I could improve project communication by using existing tools. Came up dissatisfied.
  - • Schema design Starting drafting database schemas for online discussion systems.
- • 1998-2000 Discussed the topic with friends and collegues, trying to see whether my ideas had any merit.
- • Finally got decent buy-in from someone who likes to organize information and runs complex projects where efficient communication is essential. Was encouraged enough to begin work on a prototype. http://lyon.gayin.net/
- • March 2001 Made significant headway in my R&D effort.
- 4 August 2001 (10) Completed a functional web-based prototype.
  - 6 Feature set (5)
    - • Lists of lists
    - • Edit one list at a time
    - • Drag and drop
    - • Anyone can access it on the web
    - • Just one big, shared outline--no content permissions
  - 6 Technology (3)
    - • IIS on Windows NT 4.0
    - • IE 5.5 for Windows
    - • MDAC client-side database libraries
- • October 2001-present Started doing more product research, looking at what features are available in existing products, and what niches are not yet filled.
- • March 2002 Started a complete product rewrite in ASP.NET.
- • November 2002 Deployed an Alpha version of the product; still rounding out functionality today.
- • October 2010 Working on updated version of the outliner for HTML 5. Nearly universal support for editing outlines in the browser, with the widespread adoption of CONTENTEDITABLE.