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If you're starting work at a new client, I also recommend you do the following to help your development process become more efficient. Most of my clients in the last couple years have not had these in place, that's why I recommend them here.

# Setup a source control system. I prefer <a href="http://cvshome.org">CVS</a> because I'm most familiar with it. A nice addon is [CVS Spam|http://www.badgers-in-foil.co.uk/projects/cvsspam/] for HTML-formatted check-in notifications.

# Setup a bug tracking system. Popular (free) choices are [Bugzilla|http://www.bugzilla.org/] and [Scarab|http://scarab.tigris.org/]. The best one I've seen is [JIRA|http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/] ([demo|http://jira.atlassian.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa], but I've yet to convice a client to shell out the $800 for it.

# Setup a Wiki. My favorite is [JSPWiki|http://www.jspwiki.org] - which is what this site uses. You can also [download this template|http://www.raibledesigns.com/wiki/templates/redman.tar.gz] if you like.

# Setup a development box to host the source control system, the bug tracking system, and a wiki. Install Tomcat on this box and [Anthill|http://www.urbancode.com/projects/anthill/default.jsp] for automated testing (I run both AppFuse and Struts-Resume on Anthill at home).

# (optional) Install [Roller|http://rollerweblogger.org/page/project] and use it to report your daily status and issues. This will allow your client (or supervisor) to track your progress.

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