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Amarnath S4-Jan-20 4:52

Amarnath S

4-Jan-20 4:52

I am still grieving the sudden demise of the General Indian Topics forum. Frown | :-(

Richard MacCutchan4-Jan-20 5:10

Richard MacCutchan

4-Jan-20 5:10

But that was also turning into a soapbox at times. And I am sure there are plenty of other sites that are run exclusively by and for Indians

Christian Graus3-Jan-20 23:05

Christian Graus

3-Jan-20 23:05

I think the lack of a place like this is the principle reason Stack Overflow sucks as a community

OriginalGriff3-Jan-20 23:36

3-Jan-20 23:36

I'd agree - the Lounge drives the "atmosphere" of the site and prevents it becoming the elitist hell-hole that SO degenerates into so often ...

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dandy724-Jan-20 2:47

dandy72

4-Jan-20 2:47

SO is a great resource to search for specific items, but a community it is not. At least not one I would want to live in, figuratively speaking.

decisions and project abandonment

Christian Graus3-Jan-20 23:05

Christian Graus

3-Jan-20 23:05

Yeah, we're further south, but we had a fire just over the hill from us. I got on the phone and made sure my insurance was paid....

honey the codewitch3-Jan-20 11:20

3-Jan-20 11:20

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.

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OriginalGriff3-Jan-20 11:26

3-Jan-20 11:26

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!

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Greg Utas3-Jan-20 12:37

Greg Utas

3-Jan-20 12:37

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!

Richard MacCutchan3-Jan-20 22:33

Richard MacCutchan

3-Jan-20 22:33

honey the codewitch wrote:
I need a break

You're not the only one ...

Mark_Wallace4-Jan-20 1:24

Mark_Wallace

4-Jan-20 1:24

honey the codewitch wrote:
looking for suggestions

Get a hobby?

I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

honey the codewitch4-Jan-20 1:25

4-Jan-20 1:25

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.

Eddy Vluggen4-Jan-20 1:30

Eddy Vluggen

4-Jan-20 1:30

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?

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honey the codewitch4-Jan-20 1:32

4-Jan-20 1:32

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.

Eddy Vluggen4-Jan-20 1:49

Eddy Vluggen

4-Jan-20 1:49

honey the codewitch wrote:
I don't think so. The two weeks is learning curve.

Which is harder to estimate than writing code Big Grin | :-D

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.

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CP MVP / MVE 's are out

OriginalGriff3-Jan-20 9:32

3-Jan-20 9:32

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 ... Unsure | :~

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Mike Hankey3-Jan-20 9:59

Mike Hankey

3-Jan-20 9:59

Congrats to all, a well disurving bunch.

Did a little mechanic work today.
Put a rear end in a recliner!

JaxCoder.com

honey the codewitch3-Jan-20 10:10

3-Jan-20 10:10

i won i won i won. zomg. *hyperventilates*

well, MVA, and for 2020,not 2019, but still Big Grin | :-D

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.

RickZeeland3-Jan-20 10:16

RickZeeland

3-Jan-20 10:16

Congrats Most Valuable Activist $Shucks | :-\$

honey the codewitch3-Jan-20 11:14

3-Jan-20 11:14

or perhaps most valuable <not safe for work>

Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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.

Jörgen Andersson4-Jan-20 9:23

Jörgen Andersson

4-Jan-20 9:23

Most valuable Exception? Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

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RickZeeland4-Jan-20 9:27

RickZeeland

4-Jan-20 9:27

Catch !
$Shucks | :-\$

OriginalGriff3-Jan-20 10:59

3-Jan-20 10:59

Congratulations! Beer | [beer]

Badger | [badger,badger,badger,badger...]

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.

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honey the codewitch3-Jan-20 11:00

3-Jan-20 11:00

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.

OriginalGriff3-Jan-20 11:06