Progress continues I got some more work done on patchtrader.info today. Which is a good thing,
since I have to have it done in August if I want to get my degree. I'm running into a problem where I find myself focusing more on the
interface than on the actual programming. I'm not sure what that means.
Ideally, I'd like to be able to push through the code and build a minimal
interface until I'm finished with the code. Unfortunately, it seems that in
order to test any of my code as I go, it requires that I build a full interface
also as I go. The result is that I'm dividing my concentration between two
tasks that are really dis-similar. That's both distracting and de-moralizing.
Its de-moralizing because it takes a task that I know I should be able to
complete in very short order and turns it into something that is taking
forever. I'm starting to wish that I had a mod_perl server to play with. I think
this would be an ideal project for learning how to use Mason. In the mean-time
I'm just pushing for getting it done and leaving efficiency for later. As long
as I can demonstrate the code works, I get my degree. Then, I'll worry about
making it work without crashing the server when more than three people hit it
at the same time.
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