because, really, everyone needs more code in their life

Meticulous Merging: Hey, why not?

February 4th, 2008 linkabi9

I hate having to piece together the code of my workmates, when they won’t do the same with my code. I error check and bug test everything that will be used at the company. Code must be tested thoroughly before it can be published to any live sites. Everyone knows this. When I find a bug, I will fix it. If an individual works from home, it is up to me to make sure that what is delivered to the office is usable.

It always strikes me as a little idiotic when someone forgoes the use of backups in there daily work cycle. Save your data somewhere else besides the box at your side. If you have need of information and it happens to be covered in a coffee spill or maybe it’s the victim of Zeus’ antics during a particularly violent storm then you’ll be glad of the foresight and labor it took to set up a backup system for your work.

I am an idiot. I didn’t listen to my own advice. I received some updated code from one of the monkeys that work from home. I didn’t think ahead, so I went through the process of merging the changes I had made to the base code with the changes he made. I overwrote most of my changes to the code without pausing to verify that he merged any of the fixes I made throughout the last couple of days. Now, I’m sitting here with a brick. It’s useless. Since I don’t have a backup, I have to go back and piece together my memories on what was wrong with the original code and how I solved each problem… it’s going to be a long week.

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Being young is hard!

January 30th, 2008 linkabi9

People really forget what it’s like to hit 20+. You are so young, yet you feel old. Really, all kinds of things are new, but most people start to see the same things in their life. A repetitious rat race. They start to feel jaded. I know I did. I remember having crushes in high school. I remember how they meant something different in college. I didn’t get my hopes up as much. It’s like I knew the disappointment was coming. It was probably a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Now, of course, I’m happy. I’m in a relationship, but that was luck. I don’t really get it. It is very obvious to anyone who observes us that she puts up with a lot. I’m constantly reminded that I can be a better person, and I’m glad or it. Ultimately, that’s the best thing you can do for the world. Be a better person, and enjoy the life you have.

When you get older you start to realize things could have been easier this way or that way. When you think about it though. You are a product of your surroundings. If things were easier for you, you would be less capable of surviving the adversities that are always coming at you. I wish more people would enjoy what they have instead of bemoaning what is missing.

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