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I need a break from building the last leg of the slang parsing code (turning the parse tree into codedom objects) - it's just tedious and i have no way to automate it.
I'm worried about abandoning it though just because my hand rolled parser currently works. I don't *need* what i'm building now.
And I have an exciting idea i want to try out, but that idea may mean two weeks of immersion in something unrelated, which if it works, may make the above project - not obsolete, but in need of retooling.
Basically i've stumbled onto some parsing theory and i want to try to implement it. It's so much more fun than codedom objects
I have about a 50/50 chance i figure of ditching this iteration of Slang in favor of pursuing this parsing theory, and I'm not sure if i'll get back to it.
But i also don't want to stick with something that's going to be tedious enough to give me burnout. meh.
more just a vent than looking for suggestions, but there it is.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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If it's getting tedious, take a break - this is supposed to be a hobby project, so it's got to be fun or it's not worth the candle.
Get to a sensible breakpoint, and document where you are so you can pick it back up. You never know, the new stuff may either give you ideas for improvements or a sensible "scrap this" choice. Or it may be that once you have the new stuff out of your system, the older looks more exciting!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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What OriginalGriff said makes sense. If your new idea is exciting, plugging away on something that has become tedious will be a chore. You're beholden to no one but yourself, so follow whatever path appeals to you!
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honey the codewitch wrote: I need a break
You're not the only one ...
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honey the codewitch wrote: looking for suggestions
Get a hobby?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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This is a hobby. Maybe I should re code it in VB.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: And I have an exciting idea i want to try out
Soo much things to write, so little time..
honey the codewitch wrote: but that idea may mean two weeks of immersion in something unrelated, which if it works, may make the above project - not obsolete, but in need of retooling.
Imagine waiting until next year; the longer you wait, the more it grows, the more tedious the retooling becomes.
Can you cut down the two weeks to the bare bones, to see if the concept works?
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
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"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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I don't think so. The two weeks is learning curve. The reason I won't need more after I see what works is because I already have the cradle to drop the engine into once it's running.
I just have to bolt everything up. I've been waiting for this for a couple of years.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: I don't think so. The two weeks is learning curve.
Which is harder to estimate than writing code 
honey the codewitch wrote: I've been waiting for this for a couple of years.
Then grab the opportunity! Also, it is not abanoning, it is putting stuff on hold, to make better stuff after that.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Congratulations to everybody on there: Feature Competition Winners List[^] (except me, of course - I'm only there because I have a good Fermented Sunflower Seed distributor).
Beware all! Sean has been seen shopping for a new Mankini ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Congrats to all, a well disurving bunch.
Did a little mechanic work today.
Put a rear end in a recliner!
JaxCoder.com
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i won i won i won. zomg. *hyperventilates*
well, MVA, and for 2020,not 2019, but still
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Congrats Most Valuable Activist 
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or perhaps most valuable <not safe for work>
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Most valuable Exception?
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Catch !
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Congratulations! ![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif) ![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif) ![Badger | [badger,badger,badger,badger...]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/badger.gif) ![Sheep | [baah]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/sheep.gif)
Now, the real test: Sean delivering the certificate in person, dressed in a Mankini (with nipple tassles when cold).
Check your rep as well - IIRC it adds 1000 rep points as well.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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I can't tell because the only time i really looked at my rep was when i finally got to post articles without going to moderation. that was cool.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Tap / click on your rep score in the top right of any page, and it'll show you you most recent events history - that should include the event. (It hasn't worked for me for years as the SQL query times out due to the sheer number of events involved in my history)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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*teaches CP about distributed partitioned views*
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Hah! I've got 4000 pages of unviewed notifications, and that only goes back 7 years ... 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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geez. clear them once in awhile.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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It used to have a counter on it, and I was waiting to see if it overflowed at some point. Not so far, it currently says 79,868 messages.
I don't use 'em: I work from the emails instead.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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Congratulations everyone. It's great to see some new names on the list, as well as the return of old ones.
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