Drink Something posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:23:11 +0000
Yes, exactly. The tea making ritual gives me a few needed minutes to recharge and think about what I’m doing. It is a more reflective activity than drinking coffee, perhaps because steeping tea is...
View ArticleNovember 7 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:10:49...
@David: Keep up the great work, I’m interested in what you have to say about using the command line because I’m a *nix person and I’m always interested in scripting because of the speed and power it...
View ArticleNovember 7 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:45:56...
I had a pretty good day of writing myself. It is a different experience from what I had expected. I went for a long walk to think about the book structure, and that definitely helped. I got a better...
View ArticleHow To Make The Public Copy? posted by Bob Cochran @ Sun, 07 Nov 2010...
Hi Travis, on page 24 of the PDF copy of the book, you state that you need two copies of a git repository to collaborate with others: a private repository and a public one. You show how to create the...
View ArticleGet The Ebook In My Droid X Phone posted by Bob Cochran @ Sun, 07 Nov 2010...
I bought both the paper and Ebook combo earlier today. I want to put the ebook on my Motorola Droid X phone, however attempting to download the “epub” format in the Droid’s browser gets me an error...
View ArticleNovember 6 Status Updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:20:07...
I finished my two pages, actually starting a new chapter in the process. I’ve described my troubled characters and my successful characters. Now I’m hoping to show how the Software Development Life...
View ArticleFriday check-in posted by Bob Cochran @ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:26:29 +0000
@ John Bresnik:I used to carry around paper composition books during my college years and would write page after page of long hand. My right hand would get awfully sore and stiff. Then I got on the...
View ArticleNovember 5 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:00:08...
I just completed my day’s writing and it was not as exhilarating as yesterday’s, but I still have a clear idea of what my next few pages will say. I now have a few characters. They are all based on...
View ArticleFriday check-in posted by Bob Cochran @ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:03:34 +0000
I’m always applying self-discipline to keep writing. Each night this week, I have written more material for the book. I now have 10 pages total and OpenOffice Writer tells me there are 6,257 words. The...
View ArticleWhere Do You Write? posted by Bob Cochran @ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:18:17 +0000
I’m wondering where do you, as a PragProWriMo participant, like to do your writing? So far I am doing mine in my study, which is far from neat. I want to learn circuit design and do things like build...
View ArticleDrink Something posted by Bob Cochran @ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:07:00 +0000
I think it helps the creative process to sip your favorite beverage while writing. Mine is tea—either herbal, black, or combinations of spices and black teas. I don’t like soft drinks. Keeping oneself...
View ArticleNovember 4 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:58:47...
I completed 2.25 pages to make up for yesterday’s being short one-quarter of a page and today the words flowed a lot better for me. I think I’m taking to heart Susannah’s and Michael’s advice to just...
View ArticleVersion Control/Github posted by Bob Cochran @ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:22:39 +0000
@Daniel de Kok:Thank you very much, Daniel. I’ll put your tip to good use.
View ArticleVersion Control/Github posted by Bob Cochran @ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:20:42 +0000
Thank you very much, Brian. I followed your instructions in the first posting and have a git repository set up now for my book. Now I’ll do some writing and follow your instructions for committing new...
View ArticleVersion Control/Github posted by Bob Cochran @ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:58:54 +0000
Brian, can you explain how to follow through and put my drafts in git after creating the git repository? I’m not well versed in git. What incantations do I need to update a subsequent revision of the...
View ArticlePragPub magazine and PragProWriMo posted by Bob Cochran @ Thu, 04 Nov 2010...
I have read the various articles, and benefit from your perspectives. Thank you both for your guidance.
View ArticleNovember 3 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:15:31...
I decided to stop for the evening at 1.75 pages of single-spaced text. I am narrating one workday in the lives of two software developers for the same employer who show very different outlooks and...
View ArticleWriting vs Editing posted by Bob Cochran @ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 02:02:30 +0000
I too get tempted to edit my work heavily as I go. The reason is I am afraid to look stupid in my own eyes or the eyes of others. This is an interesting process of self-discovery and self-discipline. I...
View ArticleNovember 02 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:43:35...
Today I created an imaginary character named Derek and described his lackluster efforts to support an imaginary web application with low-quality audit logging documentation, and his manager’s demand...
View ArticleNovember 1 status updates posted by Bob Cochran @ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:09:45...
I wrote my first two pages as well. By this I mean two, single-spaced pages with 0.30” of white space between each paragraph. The writing is great, I am stumbling and fishing around for stuff to say a...
View ArticleDevelopers Who Succeed and Climb posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 01 Nov 2010...
Successful software developers show at least one technical skill and a large array of well-honed listening and teaming skills. They are great about asking questions, listening to the answers they get,...
View ArticleRequesting help on tools and formats posted by Bob Cochran @ Mon, 01 Nov 2010...
I would just use OpenOffice Writer. The idea is to write. You can prettify later.
View ArticleWell Done -- Completed First 4 Chapters posted by Bob Cochran @ Sun, 31 Oct...
I followed the first 4 chapters of the book and manually typed in all the code from the book pages—all except the hardcoded Sudoku puzzles appearing on page 89. I copied and pasted those from the code...
View ArticleWelcome! posted by Bob Cochran @ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:08:15 +0000
I work in a shop that hires trainee software developers every few years. We do not look for technical skills among the trainees, but rather the likelihood that the person can be trained and is likely...
View ArticlePremature End Of File (res.values.strings.out.xml) posted by Bob Cochran @...
I’m a Fedora 13 user also, and have Eclipse Galileo (the 3.5.2 version) installed along with Oracle’s (which now owns what was Sun Microsystems) version of Java, and the openjdk. I use the Oracle/Sun...
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