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n.podbielski wrote: So you are not as lazy as you wanted to be I never suggested you be lazy!
I suggest you train your clients/customers/whatever to be glad you're willing to do anything for them so they're grateful to even get it. Someones got to be in charge - why not take charge and act as though you expect it to be so (which, alone, will work almost every time).
In this life, you're either a head or a tail. If within your power, don't leave the choice to someone else.*
* Hot, willing females, of course, excepted.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: I never suggested you be lazy!
That is good. I was actually concerned that some people get payed to be lazy.
W∴ Balboos wrote: Someones got to be in charge - why not take charge and act as though you expect it to be so (which, alone, will work almost every time).
Quite good tip. From experience, there is a disadvantage: if you in charge, then it is your fault if something get broke. And it is really hard to balance those two.
No more Mister Nice Guy... >: |
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I typically test new operating systems, SQL Server, or Visual Studio versions at home and then introduce them at work when I feel the time is right. I will also from time to time test new technologies and frameworks such as MVC at home and then decide if it is worth it or not to bring to the work place.
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Totally agree - work is often not the best place for experimentation with new promising technologies or architectures but you have to find out about them some way.
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Same here, it's actually been really rewarding for me to do this.
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Pretty much.
I actively maintain a dozen[^] (completely free) apps outside my job at a startup, so consequently have little time for anything else (except regular exercise). Most of my household drudgery (cooking, cleaning and laundry) is outsourced. Allows for a very efficient life.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: I actively maintain a dozen[^] (completely free) apps outside my job at a startup
And awesome apps they are!
Which brings up a question - do you know of a free webservice that I can use to consume stock ticker info? I don't care if it's time delayed, I want to use the data simply as a quasi-realtime stream for other purposes.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: And awesome apps they are! Thanks, Marc!
Marc Clifton wrote: stock ticker info? Let's talk offline.
/ravi
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: Let's talk offline.
Damn it! Some of us like to eavesdrop.
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May be an article some day...
/ravi
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Yahoo stock ticker. I use it for my Python scripts(for the same purpose I guess).
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my outside projects are the only way that I get to learn new and interesting things.
plus to me it's like playing video games so sitting down to program is equal to sitting down and playing games all the time.
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I can try out new technologies without reason on home projects. At work I have to justify them.
Node.js anyone?
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I am running an open source project (see the signature), but it's been pretty stable for years and I really spend very little time on it nowadays. I'll convert the code to C++ 11 some day, maybe.
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No, I have too much other stuf going on, things I enjoy more. Funny thing is, I have Vusual Studio installed on my home machine with the intent to look into writing VST plug ins.
Every time I open up VS I get distracted by the guitar or have to play for a commnd performance.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Either I code at home or I code at work. The two are different in a sense. When coding at home, I have personal goals to achieve. When coding at work however, I'm coding for someone else, so there's a huge coding schedule for me.
I do have the personal time to do things while the database is running at night, so that's when I do some personal coding.
Also, I try and get away from code on Sundays. (No Post/Code on Sundays, if you get where I'm going with this)
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I usually have hard and long days at work, so when I arrive home (or to the hotel room) I don't really feel in the mood of continue coding.
If I am home, I prefer to do something with my girlfriend or my friends. If I am out in a project I do so long days that I only have time to have dinner, relax a bit watching a film or having a walk and going to sleep to be fit on the next day.
I actually have some ideas in the queue, but if I continue having this rythm I guess someone else will code them before (it already happened to me once). I know, the day has 24 hours and I should manage my time better. My biggest problem is that I am so good at what I do, that I always am sent to burning projects to play fireman and save the "day" (or month). Seeing it positive it is an honour and I am pleased to be need, on the other hand... it sometimes is a kick in the balls
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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In fact the 4-6 hours I have to work/learn after office hours is not event close to what I liked to...
I have so much subjects on my list that I will die way before I'll get to it's middle...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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I code in the shower.
I code in Tesco.
I code in my sleep.
But then: I work for myself, and I am a hard boss to please...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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OriginalGriff wrote: I code with my sheep. I had to look twice, given your locality.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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I code things which aren't very useful to anybody outside the home; such as my Python script for checking the real, £ value of my shareholdings in real time, or the security camera system that detects faces and sends them up to my ftp(so if the PC gets nicked I see who and when).
Unfortunately a few people now use my text encryptor, so I will be trying again to submit it as an article here.
I only code in my sleep when overworked. It's a way of background processing my task batch.
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And seeking opportunity. Anyone hiring a freelancer?
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