Comments on: A Thanksgiving Gift – 7 Days of Source Code http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code There is an art to evolution... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:58:47 -0600 hourly 1 By: Lawrie http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1566 Lawrie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:41:22 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1566 Wow - I've been out of the country and away from my computer for a few months, so I'm a bit late to the party here, but I just wanted to say thanks. I can't wait to dig into your code from these projects and I think it's awesome you're sharing them. Your work has been a big inspiration to me, and now it's going to help even more. Cheers. Lawrie. Wow – I've been out of the country and away from my computer for a few months, so I'm a bit late to the party here, but I just wanted to say thanks. I can't wait to dig into your code from these projects and I think it's awesome you're sharing them. Your work has been a big inspiration to me, and now it's going to help even more.
Cheers.
Lawrie.

]]> By: Mark Webster http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1202 Mark Webster Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:11:38 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1202 Looking forward to learning something new. Thanks! Looking forward to learning something new. Thanks!

]]> By: View Source par excellence on Datavisualization.ch http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1174 View Source par excellence on Datavisualization.ch Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:02:17 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1174 [...] get the chance to get some insight into the work of a true visualization maestro: Enjoy the “7 Days of Source Code” by Jer Thorp of [...] [...] get the chance to get some insight into the work of a true visualization maestro: Enjoy the “7 Days of Source Code” by Jer Thorp of [...]

]]> By: Dave Foster http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1166 Dave Foster Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:49:52 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1166 Don't worry at all about things like "code quality" - everyone is typically their own worst critic and chances are it's a lot better than you think it is. I've released plenty of code I think is crap, but it *works*, and instead of getting insults, I've gotten patches to improve things. People are more helpful than you might realize. Sometimes I hold back on releasing code, but I also hold back on releasing *anything* about a project because I want to "finish" most of it before I put it out there... given my irregular time for working on things I don't want to be like "hey i'm working on all this cool stuff but I probably will never finish it" cuz often that's what happens :( Don't worry at all about things like "code quality" – everyone is typically their own worst critic and chances are it's a lot better than you think it is. I've released plenty of code I think is crap, but it *works*, and instead of getting insults, I've gotten patches to improve things. People are more helpful than you might realize.

Sometimes I hold back on releasing code, but I also hold back on releasing *anything* about a project because I want to "finish" most of it before I put it out there… given my irregular time for working on things I don't want to be like "hey i'm working on all this cool stuff but I probably will never finish it" cuz often that's what happens :(

]]> By: zenbullets http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1165 zenbullets Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1165 It bothers me how many are prevented from open sourcing by the fear that the world will sneer upon their code. Surely the measure of good code is more than just grammar and structure. It is the creativity and ideas that should be shared and celebrated. It bothers me how many are prevented from open sourcing by the fear that the world will sneer upon their code. Surely the measure of good code is more than just grammar and structure. It is the creativity and ideas that should be shared and celebrated.

]]> By: David http://blog.blprnt.com/blog/blprnt/a-thanksgiving-gift-7-days-of-source-code/comment-page-1#comment-1163 David Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:11:50 +0000 http://blog.blprnt.com/?p=908#comment-1163 Thats great news. I really hope you share your processing code on the new york times graphs you presented at FOTB! Thats great news. I really hope you share your processing code on the new york times graphs you presented at FOTB!

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