Comments for ScottRu http://scottru.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Those who can’t do, consult by Dave Schappell http://scottru.com/2008/10/20/those-who-cant-do-consult/#comment-241 Dave Schappell Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:12:01 +0000 http://scottru.com/?p=22#comment-241 Congrats, Scott -- of course, when you've arrived at the point where Sawickipedia is giving sane advice, you may want to start looking for the number for that truck driving school... Congrats, Scott — of course, when you’ve arrived at the point where Sawickipedia is giving sane advice, you may want to start looking for the number for that truck driving school…

]]> Comment on Programming: write it down (again) by Adam Jacob http://scottru.com/2008/09/30/programming-write-it-down-again/#comment-228 Adam Jacob Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:42:51 +0000 http://scottru.com/?p=21#comment-228 I do this all the time. I sketched out a significant refactor today on the bus, on two pages in a notebook. In addition to the reasons you list above, I have a third: When I type, it's in pass-through mode. It's a conduit - brain thinks, hands type, screen shows characters. I hardly ever remember what I type. It's true for note taking, and it's true for drawing architecture: if I type the first draft, I won't remember it nearly as well as if I write it down by hand. I had to start my own business to realize it, but there is no substitute for pen and paper of you want something to stick... at least for me. :) I do this all the time. I sketched out a significant refactor today on the bus, on two pages in a notebook. In addition to the reasons you list above, I have a third:

When I type, it’s in pass-through mode. It’s a conduit - brain thinks, hands type, screen shows characters. I hardly ever remember what I type. It’s true for note taking, and it’s true for drawing architecture: if I type the first draft, I won’t remember it nearly as well as if I write it down by hand.

I had to start my own business to realize it, but there is no substitute for pen and paper of you want something to stick… at least for me. :)

]]> Comment on Programming: When you’re stuck, write it down by Programming: write it down (again) at ScottRu http://scottru.com/2008/08/31/programming-when-youre-stuck-write-it-down/#comment-227 Programming: write it down (again) at ScottRu Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:36:14 +0000 http://scottru.com/?p=17#comment-227 [...] day of last month, I talked about the importance of writing down your questions when you’re programming. Last day of this month, similar post - now, it’s about writing down your algorithms when [...] [...] day of last month, I talked about the importance of writing down your questions when you’re programming. Last day of this month, similar post - now, it’s about writing down your algorithms when [...]

]]> Comment on Not-at-all-fun things to do with Twitter by lydia http://scottru.com/2008/07/01/not-at-all-fun-things-to-do-with-twitter/#comment-4 lydia Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:33:31 +0000 http://scottru.com/?p=7#comment-4 also announcing to the world you've been arrested. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/16/twitter-saves-man-from-egyptian-justice/ also announcing to the world you’ve been arrested.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/16/twitter-saves-man-from-egyptian-justice/

]]> Comment on Velocity: Introducing Jiffy - Performance Tools for the Rest of Us by wendy http://scottru.com/2008/06/23/velocity-introducing-jiffy-performance-tools-for-the-rest-of-us/#comment-3 wendy Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:48:49 +0000 http://scottru.com/?p=4#comment-3 Great post. I agree there's a huge dearth of tools like these in the open source world. We've used twill and JMeter a lot recently, but they both leave quite a bit to be desired. Great post. I agree there’s a huge dearth of tools like these in the open source world. We’ve used twill and JMeter a lot recently, but they both leave quite a bit to be desired.

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