In previous posts we've seen some of the features that will make up Lighthouse Keeper 1.0. In this final post is focused on what is missing from 1.0, why it's missing and what the aims for the future of Lighthouse Keeper are. I feel it's important to let people know where something is going so they don't get any misconceptions about it.

So what features of Lighthouse are missing? Below is a list of things that haven't made it into 1.0 and roughly when you can expect them:

1. Milestones with no due date. This was brought to my attention during the beta. As I'm very strict with my versions I do not put any new features into a version after it has reached beta. The reason for this is simply that new features (even small ones) add bugs and in a beta you're meant to be removing bugs, not adding them. This will be coming in 1.0.1.

2. Creating/modifying/deleting projects. This is one of those things I simply didn't have time for. As it's a relatively rare occurrence I opted to leave it out. This will be making an appearance in 1.1.

3. Editing a ticket's body. Unfortunately the Lighthouse API doesn't support this at the moment. There are quite a few things in this category and I'll look into adding them as soon as the guys at Lighthouse manage to get them into the API.

4. Changesets. I'll be blunt, I've never used them. As such I first need to familiarise myself with them before I can start designing how they'll work within the app. Hopefully these will make an appearance in a later 1.x version.

5. Messages. These are in the same boat as changesets.

6. Editing user profile. The is another one of those things not in the API.

7. Modifying user permissions. And another.

8. Share a ticket bin with others. And another.

Obviously this isn't an exhaustive list of what I have planned. I'm wanting Lighthouse Keeper to go beyond what Lighthouse offers on its own and take full advantage of the fact that its a desktop app, but I will reveal these in due course.

So this concludes this series of blog posts introducing you to Lighthouse Keeper. Lighthouse Keeper 1.0 will be being released next Wednesday, the 27th of August so make sure you come back to download a free trial, which allows you to manage the first project in your account and only update your accounts manually. In the mean time, make sure you sign up for a Lighthouse account and get the benefits of the best issue tracker on the web right now.

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