The little things

[jack]

*sigh*

I spend half a day debugging, and what was the problem? The debugger was running in the simulator (which doesn't work) not the board. That was the problem *last* time too. It would be more efficient to check that first every time, together with a couple of common flaws. But I always think "I'll remember, no-point fixing it."

In addition to doing profiling on programs, I should do profiling on me. If I spend 80% of the time debugging, I need to write code more carefully. If I spend 50% of the time looking things up I need a better reference system. If I spend too long typing I should c&p common commands.

If I keep my flat tidy (three days and counting it's been left in a suitable-for-mum-queen-katie-or-george state) it's a lot less work to clean it, because a swift wipe suffices for washing up. Why don't I do this?

I could go on (preventive maintence vs. repairs) but I've already had to remove my "one-liner" tag, so I'll stop :)

Comments

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

http://www.flylady.net

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. But I *am* really getting the hang of things... OK, actually my objections to this seem mainly stubbonness, I'll look into it. Not that I'm not doing well, and not that she probably helps with programming much, but every little helps -- that being the point :)

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

*grins*

*giggles*

I ought to get back into my routines again. It's just with all the movings and stuff.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

That's probably the important thing. If I *ever* under *any* circumastances think "It's ok, I don't need to foo today" it all gets broken, a lot of my organisedness is realising that I need to make time for stuff.

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

OTOH her site is annoyingly "designed" :)

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

yes.

Very
Very
Very.

It's why I rec her to people and avoid her myself. I may well get the book :)

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

LOL. I wonder if we can read it text only?

*That's* what I need more, a site geered to explaining things to geeks, because I do "15 min tidying" things a lot better when they come with a convincing rationale :)

[angelofthenorth.livejournal.com]

She does explain it well...