Works right the first time! :confused:

jeron1

Time to go buy a lottery ticket! :)

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David ONeil

I really really wish I didn't feel the full empathetic shock of identifying with your statement! Inside my bones, even!

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Slacker007

but once I finally get it to work, I spend the next week second guessing myself if what I just did is a cob job, or a another example of very fine software engineering at its best. :laugh:

Greg Utas

I don't feel it in my bones until it happens after the second fix, when my mouse gets slammed violently. :-D

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David ONeil

I've been finalizing a complete revamp of my Windows wrapper, which means four articles to make cohesive with each other, and several example programs which use the same code base. All of the programs are working correctly, and then I tried a feature that I know had worked in the past in one of the programs and I got an error message! Had to spend an hour to figure things out again! Uugh! Almost a mouse slam!

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OriginalGriff

You realize that if it ever needs an upgrade ... you'll be unable to touch it just in case ... :-D

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kmoorevs

raddevus wrote:

This is why I'll always enjoy software development. Because, every once in a while, I get something to work

:thumbsup: I'd say it comes with experience mostly. After 20+ years of doing this, I still occasionally throw a fist in the air when something complicated works the first time. :)

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Kschuler

This never happens to me. 90% of the time I write a method I forget to write the code that calls it. So I have at least one redo every time. ha.

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

It was just your imagination running away with you.

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raddevus

Mircea Neacsu wrote:

There must be a HUGE error lurking underneath. Remember the opening scene from Jaws :-D

You are probably right. Although it may be a huge pit of quicksand that drags me into the earth. :laugh: :laugh:

raddevus

jeron1 wrote:

Time to go buy a lottery ticket!

That's not a bad idea. But, I also will be careful of lightning strikes. :laugh: :laugh:

raddevus

Slacker007 wrote:

I spend the next week second guessing myself if what I just did is a cob job, or a another example of very fine software engineering at its best.

It's all about how you sell it!! Best stuff ever!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

raddevus

OriginalGriff wrote:

You realize that if it ever needs an upgrade ...

Right. It's like the nuclear reactor I accidentally created. It's just sitting in the garage generating energy but I'm afraid to get too close to it to shut it down or use it. :laugh: :laugh:

raddevus

kmoorevs wrote:

I still occasionally throw a fist in the air when something complicated works the first time.

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

raddevus

Kschuler wrote:

90% of the time I write a method I forget to write the code that calls it. So I have at least one redo every time. ha.

Haha! I've done that quite a few times too. It's like, "Why isn't that stupid function working? It's not even doing anything". Then :-O "Need to add a call to it."

raddevus

+1 for the musical reply. :laugh:

Nelek

As Murphy said... if it works at the first try... you did it wrong. :rolleyes: ;P :laugh:

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raddevus

Nelek wrote:

As Murphy said... if it works at the first try... you did it wrong.

Now that makes sense to me! This will be my guiding principle from here on. :laugh:

Lost User

Surprise-driven development.

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Lost User

COBOL at least had a cross-reference listing.

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