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Arne Sostack

Write a successful piece of software (read all 2 entries…)
Multiple goals, same story.

Really, what I meant when I put this goal on my list was that I wanted my software to be successful, as in well used. That’s pretty much the same as ‘Develop a useful and popular web application’

Now, though, I see the duality of this goal – and I prefer the other meaning: I want to write a piece of software that is successful in regards to the process of writing it.

I want to practice Don’t Repeat Yourself, and Do The Right Thing. I want to be smart and get things done. I want to not write stupid or ugly code, even if writing smart and readable code takes longer. I want to work based on a plan, and within a time schedule that is realistic. I want to work with smart people.

I want to create a good Web Administration Interface.

Dec 07, 2005, 04:26AM PST | 2 cheers


Comments:

Doc_Tina

wow. I feel like an idiot toddler banging away on my keyboard when I read this entry :) good for you!

Dec 10, 2005, 07:12AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Arne Sostack

Why is that?

Can you explain why my entry made you feel like that?

Mostly because I’m curious about how others read my entries, but also because it sounds like I may be breaking the communication stream somehow, making myself unapproachable.

Either way, thanks for the feedback, and the encouragement.

Dec 10, 2005, 08:22AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Doc_Tina

it was a cheer!

Hey, I meant it in a good way :) really! My knowledge about computers is deficient at best and pathetic at worst..so I find it quite fascinating when people can comfortably plan about making softwares like they’re planning what to have for lunch – - as simple as that..keep it up and wish you luck! :)

Dec 10, 2005, 08:28AM PST | Thread | Respond to this

Arne Sostack

Ah.

Well, thank you very much then – I’ve never had anyone tell me I made them feel like an idiot toddler before, so it made me feel kinda odd ;)

If it’s any consolation, it was not so much a comfortable planning session as a rant about what I usually do, and what I feel I should be doing instead.

Also, those were some pretty broad statements, hardly anything new for most programmers, and most of it is just general consensus of what is a good way of making software, even if it’s rarely practiced in the real world (at least where I come from ;)). Sort of the utopia of coding.

Dec 10, 2005, 08:40AM PST | Respond to this


Arne Sostack has gotten 2 cheers on this entry.

 

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