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The Craftsman's Jig

I really like a good #codeascraft comparison. From DeployHQ, via Zeldman:

Woodworkers and web developers have this in common:

Visit a professional woodshop and ask a master carpenter what her favourite tool is. You may find it’s not a tool in the traditional sense, but a “jig” she built. In woodworking, jigs are patterns or templates built to make repeatable tasks more efficient and outcomes more consistent. Building a one-off bookcase may not warrant building a jig. But, if you’re building three or four of the same bookcase, it’s likely worth building a jig first, then using that jig to build the bookcases.

Our jig consists of a small command line application which integrates publicly accessible API’s from these service providers

Taking the time to make the tools to help do the work is the best thing to do, and knowing when to take that time is an important part of an engineer’s maturing process (see #yakshaving, Code As Craft)

#codeascraft #webdevelopment #yakshaving

Steve Ivy
Steve Ivy

Negra Modelo, Eminem, python, flask #codenight

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Steve Ivy

“A comment would be helpful here; it’s not clear to me what the code that follows is doing.” #codereview

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Steve Ivy

Writing code to send out beta invites. #indielife #writecodepushit

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Steve Ivy

I believe in what you do, I believe in forking you #REMcoderanthems

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Steve Ivy

git is the choice, git in my heart, git is the truth, git is the word, git is the tears #REMcoderanthems

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Steve Ivy

Django’s urls.py would be easier to read if the label came first in a pattern. #codeux

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Steve Ivy

Why hello there! Won’t you tell me your favorite? http://t.co/xlmipNh #UItest #pushcode /cc @VerifyApp

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Steve Ivy

What I meant by that was that I can’t decide between them, so I’m doing both. :-) #code #LEGO

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Steve Ivy

RT @elblinkin: New #codeascraft post “Divide and Concur” http://etsy.me/hF2L3g #phpunit #selenium #cucumber #jenkinsci

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Steve Ivy

‘str’ object has no attribute ‘spit’. #politecode

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Steve Ivy

getting my trippy danceradioglobal groove on this morning. #trance #techno #musictoreviewcodeby

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