Extension I use daily

#productivity #programming #webdev

I have made a kanban style browser extension to manage tasks when I have to move on a different branch for bug fix and other stuffs.

How I work ?

Suppose I am working on some feature which is not completed yet and I have to fix a bug on production or in a open PR which will be merged to production soon. I stash or commit the changes depending on situation, switch to bug fix branch, do the bug fix and test it then commit it. Then return to previous branch.

What issue I face ?

Sometimes I forgot exactly were I was because that bug was critical or it took way more time than expected and I got into too much. Therefore I loose the context of previous branch and feature, like -

What is done and what is pending ?
what to do next etc

What approach I was using

For sometimes I was using a text app write current progress and pending tasks stuffs. And it was working but I was looking for a better approach.

What better approach I found

I have made a kanban style simple project/task management webapp. Then I convert that to a chrome extension that replaces new tab with its ui. So whenever I start working on something I break that into small task to add them in that extension. Once a task is completed move it to done. Now even when I move back to task from working on a different task for a long time, I know what is done and what is pending.

Why didn't I use any other platforms or app

I could have used linear or another app for task tracking but the issue was I have to open another app or website to view that. Whereas with my extension it shows everything whenever I open a new tab which I do a lot.