jacob
04-04-2006, 10:44 AM
Someone mentioned this in an intro thread and it made me wonder how others are adapting from being a developer (or designer) to a publisher?
it has taken me (and i'm still working on it) about 3-4 years to make the mental shift from being that of a developer that feels everything should be planned out adequately and done "proprely" (as dictated from school textbooks) to more of a "just get the blinking site up!" to which I guess might be considered more of a RAD model without all the paperwork and planning done first.
I've gone from trying to do things "by the book" from the training i've had and find it so burdening before I even code that I've now changed my process from that of a "proper and adequate planning" (which wasn't working for me) to that of just drawining a design up on a piece of paper and then coding away implementing the database as I go. I'm finding it much easier to doodle on my whiteboard, take a photo with the digicam, and print that out for documentation rather then spending the time to make 6 diagrams of the same thing from different angles and users points of view in visio (which i hate using) because it's "what you're supposed to do" to finally be relieved reading a book that said, "in the real world, you chose one and go with it, the rest aren't necessary". trying to be a good student and practice what was preached to me, that was like hearing the easter bunny and santy clause weren't real ;)
so, are there others here who do come from a software engineering background and having to grapple with finding a faster way of getting new business ideas up on the web quickly? how have you all adapted? should I feel guilty about throwing my data flow, UML, and other such diagrams to the dogs in order to feel like im getting things done?
A simple script I can do over a weekend if I draw it up and then code it. If i were to plan properly, it would take me months and in which time, i lose interest in completing the project!
it has taken me (and i'm still working on it) about 3-4 years to make the mental shift from being that of a developer that feels everything should be planned out adequately and done "proprely" (as dictated from school textbooks) to more of a "just get the blinking site up!" to which I guess might be considered more of a RAD model without all the paperwork and planning done first.
I've gone from trying to do things "by the book" from the training i've had and find it so burdening before I even code that I've now changed my process from that of a "proper and adequate planning" (which wasn't working for me) to that of just drawining a design up on a piece of paper and then coding away implementing the database as I go. I'm finding it much easier to doodle on my whiteboard, take a photo with the digicam, and print that out for documentation rather then spending the time to make 6 diagrams of the same thing from different angles and users points of view in visio (which i hate using) because it's "what you're supposed to do" to finally be relieved reading a book that said, "in the real world, you chose one and go with it, the rest aren't necessary". trying to be a good student and practice what was preached to me, that was like hearing the easter bunny and santy clause weren't real ;)
so, are there others here who do come from a software engineering background and having to grapple with finding a faster way of getting new business ideas up on the web quickly? how have you all adapted? should I feel guilty about throwing my data flow, UML, and other such diagrams to the dogs in order to feel like im getting things done?
A simple script I can do over a weekend if I draw it up and then code it. If i were to plan properly, it would take me months and in which time, i lose interest in completing the project!