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The key thing that I've found drives me and makes me finish coding projects is if I'm building something that I use a lot, preferably everyday. Don't waste ano

by revorad 15y ago

The key thing that I've found drives me and makes me finish coding projects is if I'm building something that I use a lot, preferably everyday. Don't waste another minute on choosing the tools - just pick one of Ruby on Rails or Python+Django based on whatever you've heard about them already. The docs are downloadable so you can use them offline. Could you build something that you would use for your work? You probably use Excel a lot. Is there some manual copy-pasting you spend a lot of time doing in Excel? You could probably automate that. Edit: As soon as you start working on it, put it on here - http://swym.me http://swym.me. I will make sure you get it done.

flys2much 15y ago
Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not entirely sure about the learning curve of either but I will definitely look into both sometime this week and pick a language to stick with. Great advice on picking a project. I had a few in mind but you reminded me of some Excel macros I'd like to make. "I will make sure you get it done" - And this is why I love this community.I'll make a list and definitely check out swym.me when I've made a decision on what I want to start with.
- poulsbohemian 15y ago
  Doing is the best learning - why not join a project like mine that needs a web developer? You learn and get to share in our project, and in 6 months if you want to go off to do your own thing you will have gotten real world experience out of the deal. I spend a lot of time on planes as well, and actually the lack of distractions makes it a fantastic place to work. Ping me if you are interested - jeff -at- notifika.com.
  - flys2much 15y ago
    Thank you for the offer. I completely agree that "doing is the best learning". At this point I can't commit or take on responsibility on someone else's project. If you have a web developer already and that has the patience to work with me, I might just change my mind. But at this point, I'm looking for more flexibility to work on my own ideas.

by revorad 15y ago

flys2much 15y ago

Thanks for the suggestion! I'm not entirely sure about the learning curve of either but I will definitely look into both sometime this week and pick a language to stick with. Great advice on picking a project. I had a few in mind but you reminded me of some Excel macros I'd like to make. "I will make sure you get it done" - And this is why I love this community.I'll make a list and definitely check out swym.me when I've made a decision on what I want to start with.

poulsbohemian 15y ago
Doing is the best learning - why not join a project like mine that needs a web developer? You learn and get to share in our project, and in 6 months if you want to go off to do your own thing you will have gotten real world experience out of the deal. I spend a lot of time on planes as well, and actually the lack of distractions makes it a fantastic place to work. Ping me if you are interested - jeff -at- notifika.com.
- flys2much 15y ago
  Thank you for the offer. I completely agree that "doing is the best learning". At this point I can't commit or take on responsibility on someone else's project. If you have a web developer already and that has the patience to work with me, I might just change my mind. But at this point, I'm looking for more flexibility to work on my own ideas.