For October 20:
- Find a new design template for the blog. Check. Looks cool so far, fits my basic design requirements (I’m a usability guy), shouldn’t tax my limited CSS knowledge too badly and yet can be customized fairly easily.
- Get my server password figured out so I can actually get onto my server to do the fix. Check. I’ve gotten to be on a first-name basis with tech support at my hosting provider, so that helps.
- Get all the various collaterals I need – images, ads, etc – together in once place to get the job done – Incomplete. But that’s OK. It’s an iterative project, as we say in the IT business. However, unlike most “iterative projects”, it’ll get done…
- Find four or five hours of free time to get the job done – Not Started. Epic fail there.
Soon, though. Very soon. It’s an “iterative project”, as we say in the IT racket.
Unlike most “iterative projects”, it’ll actually get done.
iterative projects
why not take another page from the Agile school of thought and for your next “Sprint” set up a “Pair Programing” session with someone who is a wizard at CSS/HTML? certainly someone among your MOB/NARN hordes fits that bill.
Kel,
Because Agile puts a premium on banging out code at the expense of effective User and User Experience analysis and design. Too often, Agile projects measure once and cut twice.
Plus, I like mucking with it 😉
You mentioned iterative projects so I was curious how you felt about Agile and I’m glad that you are not a believer in one of the most destructive fads I’ve seen in the IT field. On occasion I’ve found someone to pair program with who had a decent work ethic and shared values (quality, durability, maintainability, etc) but usually it means trying to work while sitting next to some fool eating doritos and bragging about some woman he’s never been to bed with; OR having to listen to some woman whinge about the multiple, daily depredations of her insensitive husband. Mostly Agile is a guarantee that no part of the resultant product will exceed the mediocrity of its lowest common denominator. Which is why corporations pay millions of dollars to bring a system on line only to be looking a a complete rewrite in 3 years time because the product is so brittle it can’t withstand any but minor changes. Agile builds software that is obsolete upon delivery.
I hope you find a better font than what is currently featured. This is too hard to read.
Is the old post and comment data going to get integrated into the mix?
kel – agile is the dumbest thing I’ve seen since “extreem programming”. In fact, they’re indistinguishable to me.
Night – yep,
I did like the navigation links at the top of each post. Will they be returning?
I’m with Night, and you on the appearance. I’m kind of fond of something pretty plain — which is what I went with with my new blog.
Mitch, your site has a new look! It’s sharp. I like it. Keep up the great work!
Hey, KT! Thanks! This current style is actually an interim one, after my old one developed some problems. Things are going to be changing shortly!