Code is a Liability
Code is a liability
Posted by Rob Nelson November 21, 2005
Code is not a good thing. If you have a large code-base - you have an albatross.
Anybody can Program
I still can't decide whether professionalizing programming is a good idea or not
Posted by Rob Nelson November 21, 2005
In which the author discusses a brief history of programming going back 10 years - and struggles with the idea that, anybody can learn to program. Sometimes it's best to leave the programming to programmers - but sometimes it isn't.
The Dreaded Presentation
The Presentation of a project usually sucks. Why? Here are a few reasons I could think of.
Posted by Rob Nelson November 14, 2005
I hate giving presentations of new applications. I think most people probably do. I'm wondering if everyone experiences the same things - because most presentations I've given, or that I have witnessed have some of the same characteristics.
Crushing the spirit of Innovation
A picture
Posted by Rob Nelson November 11, 2005
Just a picture I drew.
Modelling a Turbogears Application
As I was envisioning the structure of the code for this blog, I was reminded of the style of module or functional modelling, as opposed to a strictly object-oriented approach
Posted by Rob Nelson November 9, 2005
I have been working with Turbogears lately. One thing I noticed is that it gives an application a clean interface that is easy to model.
The Bigger the Box
I had a thought today that computer languages are boxes that get bigger ad bigger the longer they are used.
Posted by Rob Nelson November 7, 2005
I have noticed the larger, more established something is. The harder it is to change. This is not a brillant obversation. But I have a picture.
Django vs.Turbogears
Now I've set up 2 sites - one using Django and one using Turbogears. I have a few observations about each.
Posted by Rob Nelson November 6, 2005
In which the author briefly compares a few aspects of Turbogears and Django.
