:)

They say that "art is in the eye of the beholder".

And yes, there is a certain art to be found in a run of concise, tightly
written, elegant and well-mannered code.

I never could get my ex-wife to understand that, btw.

rip


On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:08 AM, StephenB <[email protected]> wrote:

>   STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD!!! [image: Smile]
>
>  *From:* Mat Fisher <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Monday, March 25, 2013 1:56 PM
> *To:* feistfans-l <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* RE: What's it like ...
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> OI! I LOVE MY CODE
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> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *StephenB
> *Sent:* Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:38 PM
> *To:* feistfans-l
> *Subject:* Re: What's it like ...
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> In some ways writing is a bit like programming – for a piece of software,
> database, website etc.
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> You write chunks of code. The good bits get put into a library for reuse,
> but even then they can outstay their welcome and are culled – sometimes
> ruthlessly.
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> Enjoyment is seeing something work as planned. Being somewhat obsessive
> about getting it right, and having a professionalism to produce your best
> is one thing. Getting emotionally attached is another.
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> Find yourself doing that and your work – life balance is a bit skew-whiff
> as they say over here. Time to step away from the keyboard...
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>
>
> ...I don’t spend 30yrs writing code for the same project, though it feels
> like it sometimes!
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> S
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