Allow multiple users to access & work on the same document
Platform : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: 0x539 Dev Group
Size: 6.8MB
Rating: 4
Verdict:
Enable multiple users to open, access and work on one or more documents (or
code) at any one point in time, irrespective of location
System Requirements:
To find the best developers, sometimes it makes more sense to commission work
to external people who are situated outside of your organisation and network.
Keeping tabs on development isn’t easy. When people are not based locally,
timelines can go astray and it’s not always easy to keep track of build bugs and
make sure the right person fixes outstanding issues.
For that reason, we rely on collaboration tools. These enable developers to
work on a document or code, update, then commit the change back to the server.
However, this still has issues. If a software build contains bugs, more than one
developer might attempt to fix the code at the same time.
Gobby is a cross-platform tool that enables developers to import source code
or a document and edit at the same time. Each user can be assigned a colour code
that enables them to see the changes made by other people. Users can chat
between themselves and also work on more than document at any one point in time.
There are versions for Windows (the download here), Linux and Mac OS X, which
is not a native application. Developers and users can work on the same document
and code, irrespective of operating system or location.