Resolved???
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{Possible Repost} So what are you resolved to do in 2007? I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy (code re-use as an example) and by minimizing distractions. If I'm working then work don't be teased by distractions. Background: This resolution might not make much sense unless I tell you I'm self-employed so in the long run I suffer greatly if I don't hit this resolution and 2006 is a prime example of what to fix in 2007.
Twenty+ years ago I made a resolution to put more things off; I haven't got around to making any more resolutions. But seriously, I think the pressure to make and keep resolutions each New Year is a major cause of failure for many people. And the more we fail, the more convinced we become that failure is inevitable. I do plan some improvements this year - quitting smoking, making and sticking to a budget, getting back into investing again - but they are more in the class of things I'd like to do, not MUST DO. Along with them I'll still be enjoying learning AutoCAD and ArcGIS design, building electrical transmission and distribution systems, instrumenting and linking same, and who knows what other fun technical stuff may come along this year. I've already got a good start on my first ASP.Net website, too, and that can only get better. Now if I could just get Exchange Server 2003 to work properly...:sigh:
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
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{Possible Repost} So what are you resolved to do in 2007? I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy (code re-use as an example) and by minimizing distractions. If I'm working then work don't be teased by distractions. Background: This resolution might not make much sense unless I tell you I'm self-employed so in the long run I suffer greatly if I don't hit this resolution and 2006 is a prime example of what to fix in 2007.
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote:
Exercise regularly.
Yeah, same here. As far as Code Project is concerned, I have a goal for writing a three part article about a synthesizer toolkit I've written for .NET using the managed version of DirectX. I'm really excited about this. I hope to have this done by late winter or early spring. On a related note, I want to write a softsynth that I will sell over the Internet sometime this year, probably using the VST framework. Other than that, just want to improve various areas of my life, things that I do have control over.
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{Possible Repost} So what are you resolved to do in 2007? I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy (code re-use as an example) and by minimizing distractions. If I'm working then work don't be teased by distractions. Background: This resolution might not make much sense unless I tell you I'm self-employed so in the long run I suffer greatly if I don't hit this resolution and 2006 is a prime example of what to fix in 2007.
Become a grammer Nazi:)
Yuvi Panda T 15 Year old Microsoft Student Partner Blogs at : http://yuvipanda.blogspot.com
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Twenty+ years ago I made a resolution to put more things off; I haven't got around to making any more resolutions. But seriously, I think the pressure to make and keep resolutions each New Year is a major cause of failure for many people. And the more we fail, the more convinced we become that failure is inevitable. I do plan some improvements this year - quitting smoking, making and sticking to a budget, getting back into investing again - but they are more in the class of things I'd like to do, not MUST DO. Along with them I'll still be enjoying learning AutoCAD and ArcGIS design, building electrical transmission and distribution systems, instrumenting and linking same, and who knows what other fun technical stuff may come along this year. I've already got a good start on my first ASP.Net website, too, and that can only get better. Now if I could just get Exchange Server 2003 to work properly...:sigh:
"Life is too important to be taken seriously." - Oscar Wilde
I think resolutions fail because most Americans don't make and commit to goals on a regular basis. I think failing to plan is planning to fail. For me this particular goal comes in time to be a resolution I had a few dozen majors before it and a plethora of minors. I set goals monthly, weekly and sometimes daily and very rarely yearly. I've learned you use a daily or weekly goal to acheive yearly goals. Start small and finish big. People need goals or they loose track of where they have been and have no plan for where they are going.:-D:rose:
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Become a grammer Nazi:)
Yuvi Panda T 15 Year old Microsoft Student Partner Blogs at : http://yuvipanda.blogspot.com
Yuvi Panda wrote:
Become a grammer Nazi
..wouldn't that be grammar?? May as well strive to spell correctly while you're getting your red armband fitted.
Bruce Chapman iFinity.com.au - Websites and Software Development Plithy remark available in Beta 2
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{Possible Repost} So what are you resolved to do in 2007? I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy (code re-use as an example) and by minimizing distractions. If I'm working then work don't be teased by distractions. Background: This resolution might not make much sense unless I tell you I'm self-employed so in the long run I suffer greatly if I don't hit this resolution and 2006 is a prime example of what to fix in 2007.
code-frog wrote:
minimizing distractions
Yeah that's on of mine too - so... how exactly are we going to get rid of CP? ;P I'm also determined to plan ahead a bit, and work harder this year, and persue some additional skills.
"For fifty bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow." - George Costanza
CP article: SmartPager - a Flickr-style pager control with go-to-page popup layer.
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code-frog wrote:
I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy
Welcome to my world. ;P
code-frog wrote:
I'm self-employed
Me too. Not intending to start a flame war, but as a serious concern, what are you doing about the outsourcing threat? It again looms it's head as I talked to a contract agency that lost a major contract to China ($8K/yr for a PhD programmer with full benefits), various people I know in the industry are working under the imminent threat of losing their jobs to outsourcing, even in industries like architecture now. Rather than being worried, I'd like to be proactive in ensuring my livelihood. What, if anything, are you doing? The only thing I've thought of so far as something tangible but risky is to devote time toward products/websites that can become income generating either through product sales or support revenue. Hence my interest to pursue Interacx and get that code review website idea up and running. Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithMarc Clifton wrote:
Not intending to start a flame war,
Not blaming ya, free economies do create its own problems. Good thing is, salary and wages in some part of China (where high tech job goes to) is rising fast - so, perhaps in 10-15 years there wouldn't be much difference between wages in the East and West.
Marc Clifton wrote:
code-frog wrote: I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy
Same here, but I try to spend more time with my love, my parents, and my friends - don't think crazy hours is a prestige to boast about anymore, but don't mind as long as it PAYS!
Norman Fung
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Yuvi Panda wrote:
Become a grammer Nazi
..wouldn't that be grammar?? May as well strive to spell correctly while you're getting your red armband fitted.
Bruce Chapman iFinity.com.au - Websites and Software Development Plithy remark available in Beta 2
That was supposed to be funny, okay? Irony, if you will....
Yuvi Panda T 15 Year old Microsoft Student Partner Blogs at : http://blog.yuvisense.net
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Marc Clifton wrote:
Not intending to start a flame war,
Not blaming ya, free economies do create its own problems. Good thing is, salary and wages in some part of China (where high tech job goes to) is rising fast - so, perhaps in 10-15 years there wouldn't be much difference between wages in the East and West.
Marc Clifton wrote:
code-frog wrote: I'm resolved to do more work in less time by finding smarter ways to do complex things in shorter time with greater accuracy
Same here, but I try to spend more time with my love, my parents, and my friends - don't think crazy hours is a prestige to boast about anymore, but don't mind as long as it PAYS!
Norman Fung
norm wrote:
free economies do create its own problems
free economies is one thing, when the economic value of something is pretty much the same in all economies. Of course, if that were the case, outsourcing would not be based on cheaper cost but on other things like quality and experience.
norm wrote:
don't think crazy hours is a prestige to boast about anymore
Oh, I have no intention of going down that route anymore!
norm wrote:
but I try to spend more time with my love, my parents, and my friends
Amen, bro! :) Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
That was supposed to be funny, okay? Irony, if you will....
Yuvi Panda T 15 Year old Microsoft Student Partner Blogs at : http://blog.yuvisense.net
Irony yes. Smiley face would have helped :-)
Bruce Chapman iFinity.com.au - Websites and Software Development Plithy remark available in Beta 2