I had an idea of how I wanted it to work. So I started that. Then I found some code that was supposed to do exactly what I wanted. So I erased what I had done and started doing that instead.

Turns out it did what I wanted to do, but VERY poorly.

So I’m back to doing what I started with. Which meant re-writing everything again.

Also, there’s a bunch of needed things that need to work in order for this to function properly, and they don’t work right yet either.

So as for when you can have friends? I don’t know. But hopefully by the end of this week. I hope.

I’ll keep you posted.

Going to start simple, and create a way to add friends, which will later be used to limit who can see/add to your stories.

I’ll keep you updated.

Well, I do. And you probably want some. But it’ll have to wait until tomorrow before I start.

Next up, groups. Friends, blocked users and whatever else I can think of.

Perhaps custom groups?

You can now change your username, email or your password via the profile link in the menu.

The “forgot my password” code should be fully functional as well now.

I also added new username validation so that you can only have alpha numeric characters or dashes, underscores and the @ symbol.

Need a character that’s not on the list? Let me know and I’ll probably add it (security first though).

I’m glad that’s out of the way. And from here on in, I can rest easy knowing that if I change something, I probably have it covered by a test.

Next, on to a NEW FEATURE!

Still not sure what to pick, but I’ll keep you posted.

They always seem to take longer than I think they should. It’s a shame though. I love having them, but they drive me nuts writing them.

Otherwise, nothing’s changed that you can see today, and probably not again until next week, since progress on the testing side has slowed development to a virtual standstill.

And yes, I know I can just skip them. But they’re worth the time. Many a bug has been caught by having good, and thorough tests.

Still need to add tests for the mailers, but that can wait until tomorrow.

On top of tests, logging in should be a bit smother if you accidentally get yourself logged out mid stream, and you are now provided a sign in / sign up link when reading a story as a guest.

No more!

The first batch of tests are now in place, and I’d like to have all of the current features tested for all user types by the end of the week.

Once that’s all done, it’s on to starting feature 2. Next feature gets tests as it goes though. Doing them after the fact is a bit of a pain.

Every time you edit a story point that isn’t your own (which you can do as the story owner), an email is sent to the creator with the changes.

And this isn’t a “new” feature, but if you set your story to “No” for the “Public?” option, it will only be visible by you, and any administrators (just me so far).

Lastly, I think I have the rack issue sorted out. Took a lot longer to figure out than I expected, and I’m still not sure it’s fixed yet. Time will tell though.

As an added bonus, I think I’ve found a font I’m happy with for the story text.

Before I get to the next feature, I’ve got a lot of back end work that needs to be done.

I’ll keep you posted.