Re: Inspiration comes to the inspirable?

[hsmyers]

If in fact you are not in burn-out mode™ (and should therefore not be doing anything) there are some things you can think about that might get you started:

• What was the last thing you did with a computer that annoyed you? Fix it!
• What was the last thing someone else did with a computer that annoyed them (or your)? Fix it!
• Are there two (or more) disparate pieces of software that do not play well together? Write glue!
• There can never be too many small languages. Write another one!
• Learn Parrot. Note: if you do this on a Win2k box, let me know, configure dies on me...
• Dust off your copy of Knuth. Pick a starred exercise and solve it in Perl.

In pseudo-code, you might think of this as:

    while(problems exist) solve;

Now I suppose it is possible that you exist in a problem-free space. If that's the case then you don't need more code, you need more meditation!

--hsm

"Never try to teach a pig to sing...it wastes your time and it annoys the pig."

[beppu]

I want to expand on:

    while (problems exist) solve;

The word I want to focus on is "problems". I think programmers in general have a bad habit of limiting the scope of the word "problem" to mean "problems in computing" when in fact, this world is filled with problems -- real problems that can negatively affect the lives of the people around you.

Seriously, with all that's wrong with the world these days, there are many, Many, MANY opportunities to take action and make a positive difference in someone's life. Even if you can't see the opportunties, I urge you to keep looking. But here's a hint: don't look with your eyes -- look with your heart.

A Meditation From The Monastery

Peace and Blessings

[schumi]

hsmyers says:

Now I suppose it is possible that you exist in a problem-free space.


If you do, could you draw a map for all us others who don't?

--cs

There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls. - George Carlin