Debugging is the creative part. Successful Compiling is great, but I enjoy debugging a lot more. Debugging leads to better code as well as working code when you iterate through each debugging session. Creating the initial code is often a free flow of ideas when the algorithms and specifications are created. I treat programming like writing an article. I get the ideas down and assume I will be improving them iteratively. I don't like to over-think and block the code flow. This works well in a small group that can be creative. This would not work well for larger projects and larger groups, of course. I work in a small group with limited constraints on creativity. I try to stay object-oriented, concise, and well-documented. Coding should be fun and enjoyable. Maybe that is why I like small independent projects. Less structure, more fun!? I suspect I am like many Code project members. That is why I keep coming back to Code project and sites like stack overflow. Or maybe I just had too much coffee this morning.
"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"
