Comments on: Short-term profit or long-term prosperity http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/ Effective software development Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:38:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: George Paci http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-26953 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:45:43 +0000 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-26953 Yeah, I have to agree with Chris that "Imagine it’s getting late, and you’re tired from a long day’s work" implies "don't do anything important". You know you'll be smarter in the morning (or, in my case, noon the next day). Not sure why he recommends throwing the code out, though -- like George[1], I'd probably leave it around for Smarter Future Me to examine. Yeah, I have to agree with Chris that “Imagine it’s getting late, and you’re tired from a long day’s work” implies “don’t do anything important”. You know you’ll be smarter in the morning (or, in my case, noon the next day).

Not sure why he recommends throwing the code out, though — like George[1], I’d probably leave it around for Smarter Future Me to examine.

]]> by: George Dinwiddie http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-25748 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:20:14 +0000 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-25748 Chris, that's a very good suggestion. I have to admit I've never been brave enough to do that, but I have left the code on my machine (not checked in) overnight and deleted it in the morning--when I already had the Much Better Approach in mind. (Or, when with a clear head, the muddle of the previous day was totally obvious.) Chris, that’s a very good suggestion. I have to admit I’ve never been brave enough to do that, but I have left the code on my machine (not checked in) overnight and deleted it in the morning–when I already had the Much Better Approach in mind. (Or, when with a clear head, the muddle of the previous day was totally obvious.)

]]> by: chris dollin http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-25740 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:36:34 +0000 http://blog.gdinwiddie.com/2008/03/11/short-term-profit-or-long-term-prosperity/#comment-25740 (3) Bin the code and go home. If I'm tired, anything I do now is suspect. Tomorrow I'll have the advantage of knowing what I learned today. Probably a Much Better Approach will leap into my mind half-way to the station ... (3) Bin the code and go home. If I’m tired, anything I do now is suspect. Tomorrow I’ll have the advantage of knowing what I learned today.

Probably a Much Better Approach will leap into my mind half-way to the station …

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