Like many others, you also described exactly how I work. with one exception... php is my only choice for server side scripting / programming. Sure there are others, perhaps better for some things, languages, but I am sticking with PHP through snow, mud, earthquakes, tsunamis, and solar radiation. With each new project, I try to do something new and different with PHP than my previous projects. Whether the new projects are improvements is another discussion for someone other than me :) Thanks for the post, I am glad I am not the only one. derby On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Nathan Rixham <nrixham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > well just for the hell of it; and because I'm feeling worn.. > > anybody else find the following true when you're a developer? > > - frequent bursts of side-tracking onto more interesting subjects > - vast amount of inhuman focus, followed by inability to remain focussed > - general tendancy to keep taking on projects, often for no good reason > - inability to flip out of work mode at 5pm like the rest of the world > -- [sub] not feeling normal unless worked you've extra; while other > professions demand overtime as little as an extra 15 minutes > - constant learning (positive thing) > - unlimited skill scope, if its on a computer you'll give it a go > - amazing ability to prioritise (the wrong things) > - all projects suddenly become uninteresting and all motivation is lost at > approx 65-85 percent completion > - the code seems more important than the app (even though its not) > - lots more but lost interest / focus > > ps: > expectantly installed windows 7 over the weekend, brief moment of excitement > coupled with the thought "i wonder what it's like"; anticlimax + reality > check, it was just a taskbar, start menu and desktop.. you'd think I'd know > by now. > > regards :-) > > i so have more important things to do > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- life your own way. http://www.talkderby2me.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
