All good things come to an end.

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Sysman replied

11 April 2010, 12:00
Originally posted by expat View Post

No, indeed. Even 30 years ago, when I was writing detailed code, I was well aware that I would not be the first to do any particular piece of processing. Application programming is a piece of engineering, not a creative invention. Your job is to build something that will do what is required - bits of code are the tools and components that you use to do that job, they are not the job itself.

With my very first COBOL program I was a bit phased by all that verbose stuff you had to bash in before getting to the procedure division.

I waited until the chap on the next terminal had saved his source then nicked it.
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HairyArsedBloke replied

11 April 2010, 11:07
It was a case of ....

Now I've cracked it.

At least I now know more about JQuery / Telerick MVC control library / PartialViews, etc.

I can relax in my weekly bath now. I might even go for a pint later.
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Weltchy replied

9 April 2010, 08:41
Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

Give me a log in to your SVN repository, I'll finish it off tomorrow afternoon and only take 50%

HTH

Let me do it and I'll undercut SY01 by 10%!! I will, however, not guarantee mine or my "Indian-sounding" friends work!
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expat replied

9 April 2010, 08:36
Originally posted by SueEllen View Post

No point wasting your time reinventing the wheel.

No, indeed. Even 30 years ago, when I was writing detailed code, I was well aware that I would not be the first to do any particular piece of processing. Application programming is a piece of engineering, not a creative invention. Your job is to build something that will do what is required - bits of code are the tools and components that you use to do that job, they are not the job itself.
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SueEllen replied

9 April 2010, 08:32
Originally posted by HairyArsedBloke View Post

75% of the code is already just that - I'm serious! I am not a proper developer any more.

No point wasting your time reinventing the wheel.
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HairyArsedBloke replied

9 April 2010, 08:29
Originally posted by DeeElvis View Post

Yeah, I know what you're going through...

In such cases, I would just use Google to find the code, Ctrl C, Ctrl V then build. Job done!

75% of the code is already just that - I'm serious! I am not a proper developer any more.
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DeeElvis replied

9 April 2010, 08:16
Yeah, I know what you're going through...

In such cases, I would just use Google to find the code, Ctrl C, Ctrl V then build. Job done!
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Zippy replied

8 April 2010, 22:30
Have a beer, make some notes whilst consuming said beer, go home, chill.

Bet it looks a lot easier now?
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suityou01 replied

8 April 2010, 22:26
Give me a log in to your SVN repository, I'll finish it off tomorrow afternoon and only take 50%

HTH
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Pogle replied

8 April 2010, 22:00
Originally posted by vetran View Post

Write down the issues a few possible solutions, have a long weekend with HA Missus and go back fresh monday. You will find most of the answers will have come to you during your bath etc.

OR Mister
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vetran replied

8 April 2010, 21:58
Write down the issues a few possible solutions, have a long weekend with HA Missus and go back fresh monday. You will find most of the answers will have come to you during your bath etc.
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HairyArsedBloke started a topic All good things come to an end.

8 April 2010, 15:12
All good things come to an end.

I have a new product in development. I need to get it to be revenue generating as part of the move out of the UK.

However, I've had stop-start on it for months. Until late last week. I've had a blinding time making progress.

Today.....

FFS, bloody thing is giving me grief. Problems that I can't figure out the answer to and those fracking builders making a racket so I can't think straight. I have got nothing done today.

I feel a beer coming on (later).
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