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**Author:** [@system](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/welcome-to-projectxl/5 "2026-03-19T16:57:00Z")
We are so glad you joined us. Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about yourself and your interests to your profile. What is one thi… --- ## [Dev Diary #8: Update October 1](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-8-update-october-1/21)
**Author:** [@jeff\_tms](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/jeff_tms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-8-update-october-1/21 "2026-10-01T22:01:22Z")
The work started running itself The last update ended with a request: keep the reports coming, including the vague ones. You did. When we started planning v1.0.21, an ADO sweep found 511 open items. That number was a p… --- ## [Dev Diary #7: Update August 23](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-7-update-august-23/20)
**Author:** [@jeff\_tms](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/jeff_tms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-7-update-august-23/20 "2026-08-23T21:22:16Z")
Alpha went live, and everything changed The July 28 update closed by saying the architecture had “stopped being the headline by itself and started enabling the product.” That turned out to be the last update written ent… --- ## [Dev Diary #6: Update July 28](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-6-update-july-28/19)
**Author:** [@jeff\_tms](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/jeff_tms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-6-update-july-28/19 "2026-07-28T15:41:34Z")
Dev Diary #6: Update Since May 8 Since May 8, ProjectXL has moved from architectural convergence into operational alpha. The last developer diary focused on the journey state machine, the four-region shell model, and th… --- ## [Dev Diary #5: Update May 8](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-5-update-may-8/14)
**Author:** [@jeff\_tms](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/jeff_tms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-5-update-may-8/14 "2026-05-08T14:05:08Z")
Since April 16, development has focused on turning the new shell surfaces into a coherent guided product experience. The major theme was the journey state machine, which moved from an architectural concept into the organ… --- ## [Dev Diary #4: Update April 15, 2026](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-4-update-april-15-2026/13)
**Author:** [@jeff\_tms](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/jeff_tms)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-4-update-april-15-2026/13 "2026-04-15T14:10:03Z")
The past two weeks marked a shift from architectural direction into full execution. The WinForms elimination effort moved from plan to action, with large portions of the legacy UI removed after their React equivalents we… --- ## [Dev Diary #3: Update April 2, 2026](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-3-update-april-2-2026/12)
**Author:** [@eric-christoph](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/eric-christoph)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-3-update-april-2-2026/12 "2026-04-02T14:35:29Z")
Over the past two weeks, the project moved from architecture-heavy groundwork into a more operational phase: packaging, release automation, installer hardening, and production naming all saw substantial progress. At the … --- ## [Dev Diary #2: What Will Be In The First Release](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-2-what-will-be-in-the-first-release/11)
**Author:** [@eric-christoph](https://project-xl.discourse.group/u/eric-christoph)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://project-xl.discourse.group/t/dev-diary-2-what-will-be-in-the-first-release/11 "2026-03-20T15:02:55Z")
Hello everyone, In the first diary, we talked about how ProjectXL started: we set out to rebuild a real scheduling engine inside Excel, and ended up realizing that once schedule and cost live in the same model, a lot of…