So, I have hit the point of real frustration with this project. I always say that “life isn’t about how you act when times are good, it’s about what you accomplish when times are bad.” Does the same apply to programming? Ok, so this isn’t the worst application ever. It CAN do what needs to be done (kind of). However, I have come to realize it’s only half finished, and never was completely functional. It’s a little unnerving because I was excited about making a great application greater, it looks like I have to make a sub par application… par? I have to say this isn’t a knock to the original developer. I know he tried and get done what needed to be done in the time allotted to him.
I really need some serious time to get this project together. I am looking at something called Dev Track for bug tracking? I don’ t have a lot of free time for this stuff because I am quick and dirty hacking it up to get everything operational by the 20th. So any improvements I’m making on the environment are slow and steady. I have been learning a lot, but it’s hard learning because once I figure one thing out something else is broken.
I’m trying to take a step back and just get whatever progress I can done right now. Once the deadline of the 20th is past we are meeting to get a list of priorities as far as what comes first. The hard part is that not only are there bug fixes but a backlog of development items. I may need someone else on this besides myself. Debating talking to my boss about that, I know he has the assets and there is this developer that I’ve been working on with short term stuff that seems good at what he does. I have a feeling that with him and I together we can get this thing back on its feet.
On a different note, Monday was my birthday. I spent a really nice night with a friend and it made me almost not hate getting a year older. Let’s just say I’m getting to the age that “So, are you planning on having kids?” Is a customary question. As if it takes SKILL to birth children. Me and the ladies are going out tomorrow, I have a killer dress. I will post pictures on Monday.
Have a good weekend!!!
Can't wait for tonight...yay!!
ReplyDeleteIt may not take much skill to birth a child but you better believe raising one takes skill.
ReplyDeleteYou can still make a sub par application great. Or even Awesome. That is still the code name for this project, right?
ReplyDeletePeople usually notice the difference between versions; not so much what's missing. They'll probably get excited about something that took you five minutes to do and never notice what took hours or days.
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