I have been writing code for most of the day. I have been learning to use some new libraries that are very well written. The program I am constructing is not one that requires rocket surgery, but it is extremely gratifying when stuff starts to work. I am using C++ to do something that is normally done in Java, Python or PHP. There are some fairly odd reasons for doing it that way, one of which is the skill set of the people doing the programming. The more I go along in the world of engineering, the more firmly the idea gets embedded that if someone knows they can get something done in a certain way using some method or process, the best thing to do is to have them just do it the way they know how if all things are equal. This is one of those time when time is off the essence and the learning of the fewest amount of new things possible will help the project go faster. Still, I am learning some new stuff and having fun. It does not get much better than that in the world of engineering.
Betty Blonde #458 – 04/13/2010
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