How often does this happen to you?

[Ian Shlasko]

Nah, I don't blog... But something similar does happen to me often... 1) Encounter a difficult problem 2) Spend hours figuring out a solution and coding it 3) Try to move the new code into my common libraries, only to realize it's already there... With exactly the same name as I was about to give it... And has been there for over a year.

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[Yvan Rodrigues]

Ah yes, often to find that your previous solution is an elegant work of art. How did I forget this!?

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

[Marc Clifton]

I've had that happen a few times with articles I've posted here. :) Marc

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[dandy72]

Nice. What would be funnier is sending a thank you note to the author for his article, and then immediately getting an email.

[Yvan Rodrigues]

OMG I am exactly absent minded enough to do just that. :laugh:

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

[Sander Rossel]

I remember what I write about, but yeah, I often revisit an article I wrote to figure out how the hell something works. What's worse, I wrote a (Dutch) article on co- and contra variance with generics once. At the time it all seemed very easy. Now I don't understand my own article anymore (well, after really careful reading) :laugh: Whenever I see it I'm amazed at how smart I once was ;p

Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

Regards, Sander

[den2k88]

Oh well, I was beginning to think it was just me :sigh:

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[Xmen Real]

Yvan Rodrigues wrote:

so that others can benefit from my pain.

How can anyone get benefit from your pain ? unless its a dentist.

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[Chris Maunder]

You're having old man problems. On the bright side all those really bad jokes you heard will be surprising and funny again.

cheers Chris Maunder

[Yvan Rodrigues]

IsOld == ThatWasFunny == true

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

[Yvan Rodrigues]

Sander Rossel wrote:

Whenever I see it I'm amazed at how smart I **once** was

So true.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.