Subj : Re: advice
To   : comp.programming
From : Coldfire
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 07:09 am


I strongle suspect that you are right oriented ( brain ).If this is the
case then you would have to work with someone else for one big project
just to keep the flow and get past any blocks. but once you are ready
you will start producing gems. Typically I have seen rights produce
elegant code with less bugs ( but take more time ) , and the lefts are
fast - but with bugs ( which they will find eventully ofcourse ).

Senthil

Gerry Quinn wrote:
> In article <1125437399.052475.104330@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> secret.type@gmail.com says...
>
> > i am an undergrad in my junior year & i _think_ i like programming
> >
> > i like to write short/trivial scripts etc to do small jobs
> >
> > but, when it comes to writing decent sized programs, i start postponing
> > it & when i really get started on it, i get bogged down by some trivial
> > thing/bug & that is the end of the project
>
> Pick a small to medium sized project that you are interested in, and
> finish it.
>
> If you are bogged down in trivial issues and bugs, it may be
> 'perfectionism' of a sort that is blocking you.  Try ignoring concerns
> about what is the best or most efficient way to do something, and write
> it in the simplest way that works.  Make sure that the interfaces
> between objects/modules are clear and simple.
> 
> - Gerry Quinn

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