I'm at the point in writing this bit of code where all I have left is the grunt work. I've put all the groundwork in and now it is just a case of fill in the blanks. I know exactly what needs to be done and how it should function, at this point it is simply a case of writing the code that does that. This is the easy annoying bit of writing code, if I've laid out what should happen where why can't the code then just come in to place to do that?
Because of this almost drudgery aspect of coding my mind is wanting to shut down and go to sleep. I'm also not really feeling the joy of coding in doing this part of it. The joy comes from working out a design which will meet the requirements and seeing the end product in action. Also coming up with a elegant solution to a problem and seeing it come to life has that same effect. The actual work involved in just sitting there typing this stuff up though is pure slog. I know there are languages that allow you to express concepts in coding in a simpler manner but they have all sorts of drawbacks that won't work on the system we are using and like a lot of code out there at the moment it needs to be small, compact and actually fast. I know many of you won't believe it but most people only become aware of software when it doesn't do what they want when they want. If you don't notice it then it is doing its job properly.
Anyway, back to typing stuff and staring at a screen in a daze.
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