This is sick! I just spent about three hours writing a routine to do some data conversion, and I started it thinking, "I'll just see if I can write something to create the table"....
JH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:59 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] Getting jump started - techniques... Vince Teachout wrote: > I don't have a lot of problems figuring out where I was or what I was > doing - usually reading the the code will do it, although it's hard to > understand (or, sometimes find) older code. > > My real problem is actually making myself sit down and start SOMETHING, > ANYTHING. I've learned that, when I don't feel like working on a project, just sticking the 'toe in' is often the trick. For example, there's a new routine I have to write, and I'm dreading it. So I'll tell myself, "I'll just open the project, and then go do something else." So I open the project. Then I tell myself, "Well, how about if I create a method for the routine I have to write. Then I'll go do something else." I do that, and since I just created the method, might as well open the method window. And while it's open, and I'm sorta thinking about it, I might as well write a header. Aw, hell, sketch out a couple of ideas of how the method is going to work - no code, mind you, just write down my thoughts while I'm thinking about it. And then it's not that much more to sketch out a bit of p-code of how the method is going to work. Might as well declare some vars local. And start the DO CASE I'm going to need. And then I'll just write the p-code for the cases... no real code, mind you, just the p-code. Well, since Fox will complain if I've got crap in there when I try to save, I suppose I should write out the real code... And now it's 2 am and my routine is done. Except for testing, but I'll do that tomorrow. Well, I suppose I could write down an idea for this one test.... Whil [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@shelbynet.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
