> I wish I knew how to strike the perfect balance... Learn YAGNI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_ain%27t_gonna_need_it :-)
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Qing Xia <txiasum...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > I can admit, I have some really sloppy code from my first years as a > coder. > > > > So did I--like you said, I imagine most did with their first > applications. > > > And those were the ones that mattered most. They don't care about > > > frameworks, OO, languages, wire frames, documentation or preferences, > they > > want solutions yesterday and for less money than the "other guy". I > always > > took the best of what I knew the most, at that time and delivered > > it as fast as I could. > > > I agree fast delivery is essential, and it is definitely the most important > thing as far as clients are concerned. It makes no sense to be a code snob > if that results in the project being 2 weeks past due. On the other hand, > the practice of being a disciplined developer usually results > in collecting/creating a toolbox of non-business-specific utility functions > that you can deploy readily with no development time. > > I wish I knew how to strike the perfect balance between being fast and > being > good, but it is fun to keep trying. > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:330011 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
