Yay for the interweb and a blow against idea rot.
I had nothing to do with this, it was done completely independently of me, I just had the same idea a few years ago. Did I do anything with it? No. Should I have? Maybe. But it is a great idea and I'm glad some one implemented it. I look forward to tracking the progress on it.
To be clear, the closest I ever came to this was a few sketches on a piece of paper. No code, no implementation, just a series of thoughts. Coming up with a good idea is fairly easy. Turning it into a reality is a good bit tougher. I need to work on focusing myself and executing better. Thinking of an idea is a good start, but execution is the only thing that counts. Innovation is best served by a execution over planning.
Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label languages. Show all posts
Monday, April 21, 2008
Saturday, March 1, 2008
I keep looking for new projects to undertake in new languages. Learning the nuances of new languages gives me a new headspace to think about things. The patterns that a language provides gives some new insight into old problems. Perl, Java, PHP all have very different intents, strengths and weaknesses. Each makes a subset of problems very easy to deal with. Perl is whiz at system administration, Java for making standardized modular code and PHP for whipping out web apps. It can be an interesting challenge to push those languages to other domains to see how they swim or sink as the occasion arises.
On the other hand, there is something to be said for trying out new frameworks for old languages. There are subtle differences in execution that can make all the difference. For instance plumbing together WebSphere Applications on a J2EE stack has a completely different model than running some PHP apps or a Ruby On Rails application. But something like Project Zero gives a fusion blend of Java with PHP in Rails like framework. Still very course and working it's way to maturation it does have a few possibilities to play with. I'm looking to build a few apps in the next few days. This may be a good time to brush off a few project notes and find a good language or framework to measure against these apps.
On the other hand, there is something to be said for trying out new frameworks for old languages. There are subtle differences in execution that can make all the difference. For instance plumbing together WebSphere Applications on a J2EE stack has a completely different model than running some PHP apps or a Ruby On Rails application. But something like Project Zero gives a fusion blend of Java with PHP in Rails like framework. Still very course and working it's way to maturation it does have a few possibilities to play with. I'm looking to build a few apps in the next few days. This may be a good time to brush off a few project notes and find a good language or framework to measure against these apps.
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