> > > I can admit, I have some really sloppy code from my first years as a coder. > > So did I--like you said, I imagine most did with their first applications.
And those were the ones that mattered most. They don't care about > frameworks, OO, languages, wire frames, documentation or preferences, they > want solutions yesterday and for less money than the "other guy". I always > took the best of what I knew the most, at that time and delivered > it as fast as I could. I agree fast delivery is essential, and it is definitely the most important thing as far as clients are concerned. It makes no sense to be a code snob if that results in the project being 2 weeks past due. On the other hand, the practice of being a disciplined developer usually results in collecting/creating a toolbox of non-business-specific utility functions that you can deploy readily with no development time. I wish I knew how to strike the perfect balance between being fast and being good, but it is fun to keep trying. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:330010 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
