What's Needed for Version 1.0?

I could work on adding software features forever. There are always more fun and useful things to add.

However, I need to balance that with getting something shipped. I want to get people using something so that I can get feedback on what comes next.

Completed Features

First off, I'd like to remind myself of what I've done so far. I tend not to celebrate my progress, so I want to point out what I've been able to get done in the nine days since I announced the project.

Backend

• Load stats from file
• Calculate values for roto counting stats
• Calculate values for roto rate stats
• Toggle between views
• Display draft status (current round, pick, and team)

Players View

• Draft players with a click
• "Undraft" players with Ctrl+Z
• Highlight player stats based on z-scores

Positions view

• Draft and undraft same as Player View
• Highlight players based on value

Rosters View

• Add players to best available roster position

Draft View

• Handle snake-style reversing
• Show players in tiles colored by positions

Wow, great job, me!

Now it's time to sort through what's left of the feature list. Here's my basic idea:

1. Sort potential features by importance.
2. Draw a line after the features that are essential for version 1.0. Everything below the line is non-essential.

Version 1.0 Features

• Standings View
• Dashboard View
• Player Detail View
• Highlight your team on all team views
• Team Settings
• Position Settings

Version 1.1 Features

• Points leagues
• Category Settings
• Stats editor
• Source downloader
• Source Settings

Beyond Version 1

• Projected availability
• Grid tiers
• Drag-and-drop on rosters
• Fading picks
• Customizing z-scores
• Auction drafts
• Football version

So, I noticed that I feel like there are two levels of "essential," so I divided them into a version 1.0 and 1.1. (Those may not end up as the actual version identifiers.)

Okay, back to work! I think I can get the Standings View finished and at least make some progress on the Dashboard View.