Howdy folks!
My Devember project is to make a union management tool to simplify keeping track of members, grievances, and member concerns.
Background / Rational:
I work for a multinational passenger rail manufacturer as a Methods Analyst. My job has me doing everything from designing physical tools, factory layout/flow, internal automation, creating repair or assembly instructions, creating internal CRUD apps, to planing and managing site IT infrastructure. Sort of an “okish of all trades master of none” thing.
My job is in a white-collar union and I am now part of the executive of the local union. I need something to help me manage our data in a central way what is simple to use and inexpensive.
There are other tools that can work well but they tend to be some combination of:
- expensive (we are a VERY lean union)
- complicated to use or setup
- runs on AWS (Amazon does not support workers rights)
And for my personal development I want to:
- Learn more about modern PHP (I am not strong in PHP)
- Get better with using git
- Get comfortable using Tailwind instead of always relying on bootstrap
- Just generally have more web dev time under my belt.
- Make a version that could function as a multi-tenet saas app (Stretch goal to learn even more!)
- Learn the basics of PHP testing.
The plan:
PHP web app made with:
First Steps: (to be completed before Nov 27th)
- Setup Dev server (With ZeroTier as an access tool)
- Setup basic Laravel app with the above stack
- Github setup without leaking any secrets
- wekan board with all the basic features laid out
Thanks for Devember! I will try to be active and post updates as I progress!
