| _hdl_ | rindolf : jifty |
| jagerman | Using XML for everything means ajaxy-type stuff comes free (at least from the server side of things). |
| rindolf | jagerman: have you ever contributed to FOSS? _hdl_: :-) |
| jagerman | rindolf: Oh, little bits and pieces here and there. Nothing major. Part of the downside of working for a company that only finds open source useful if it can take it and not contribute anything back. |
| action | Randal wakes up, and rolls over into his "home office" |
| Randal | wakes up, and rolls over into his "home office" "the commute time is SOOO long" |
| SirFunk | somian: you rang? |
| somian | No, I just hailed you, SirFunk :-) |
| SirFunk | somian: rang, hailed, screamed, same thing... any reason? :-P |
| somian | Yes, you entered the channel ;-) |
| SirFunk | hah, ok |
| rindolf | Hi SirFunk /~ If it smells like SirFunk, it must be him... ~/ |
| action | rindolf is listening to Black Eyed Peas - Smells Like Funk |
| rindolf | is listening to Black Eyed Peas - Smells Like Funk |
| jagerman | rindolf: I suppose, at the end of the day, I don't like the design direction taken by all of the web-based galleries I have looked at. |
| rindolf | jagerman: ah. |
| jagerman | They all tend to start as something simple, then tack things on to make it something more. |
| rindolf | jagerman: oh. |
| jagerman | I prefer the opposite approach--start complex as hell :) |
| rindolf | jagerman: so you can refactor them. jagerman: I prefer bottom-up for most stuff. |
| jagerman | Yeah, but then I'm practically starting over anyway ;) |
| rindolf | jagerman: well, good luck. "Good programmers know what to write. Great programmers know what to rewrite (and reuse)." -- ESR |
| jagerman | Bullshit. :) |
| rindolf | But actually if I took this advice, Freecell Solver would not have happened. |
| jagerman | Feel good quotes. |
| rindolf | jagerman: it's true. |
| jagerman | You might as well pull out "There are no failures, only experiences" or some equally silly nonsense. |
| rindolf | jagerman: you don't suggest I write my own kernel. I once thought it may be a good idea. |
| jagerman | rindolf: Why not? |
| rindolf | jagerman: because there's no way it's going to be as good as Linux or FreeBSD or whatever. |
| jagerman | rindolf: Most CS programmes have a course that at least starts on that idea. |
| rindolf | jagerman: yes. XINU, anyone? |
| jagerman | rindolf: Ah, but then you're reaching the point of "I don't have enough resources to finish it" |