Snowdrop uses Subversion to manage and version its code, which up until recently was hosted on the Snowdrop dedicated server with separate bug-tracking software (Mantis) and still separate collaboration software (ActiveCollab).  Well, not anymore.

Enter Versions, Beanstalk, and Lighthouse to check out code, manage and commit changes, and track issues.  Then, combine Basecamp for collaboration and Freshbooks for invoicing with Google Apps for mail, calendaring, and document storage, and Snowdrop is completely web-based (and hosted).  No software maintenance = less headaches.

If you didn’t know, Nick Bradbury is the creator of FeedDemon, written in Borland Delphi, and a successful blogger.  I read his article on supporting favicons in FeedDemon and realized I’ve found myself in a similar situation.

Annoying Code

I was writing a library to calculate the total download size of a given web page and the client wanted to include the size of images referenced in external stylesheets, even if the external stylesheets weren’t located on the same server.  Needless to say, determining the file path of referenced images became a bit annoying.

So should Nick have left out that favicon support?  Definitely not.  Some features just seem more simple than others.