Re: advice

In article <1125437399.052475.104330@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
secret.type@xxxxxxxxx says...

> i am an undergrad in my junior year & i _think_ i like programming
>
> i like to write short/trivial scripts etc to do small jobs
>
> but, when it comes to writing decent sized programs, i start postponing
> it & when i really get started on it, i get bogged down by some trivial
> thing/bug & that is the end of the project

Pick a small to medium sized project that you are interested in, and
finish it.

If you are bogged down in trivial issues and bugs, it may be
'perfectionism' of a sort that is blocking you. Try ignoring concerns
about what is the best or most efficient way to do something, and write
it in the simplest way that works. Make sure that the interfaces
between objects/modules are clear and simple.

- Gerry Quinn
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