Comments on: Zack Overwhelmed http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/ Join me in real-time as I attempt to step outside the cube and build a web business. Should be good! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:43:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Something Ventured » 28 Days To Go by Zack Jenks http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-58 Something Ventured » 28 Days To Go by Zack Jenks Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:20:09 +0000 http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-58 [...] To meet this deadline, I have spent the last couple weekends doing nothing but coding, debugging, cursing, researching, and occasionally sleeping/eating. I put in 11 hour days last weekend and rarely left the computer’s side. There are still lots of coding hours ahead but I’m making good headway and getting this new framework figured out, slowly but surely. Most of my shared components are put together, so the groundwork is pretty much complete. All that remains is actually building the individual pieces. [...] […] To meet this deadline, I have spent the last couple weekends doing nothing but coding, debugging, cursing, researching, and occasionally sleeping/eating. I put in 11 hour days last weekend and rarely left the computer’s side. There are still lots of coding hours ahead but I’m making good headway and getting this new framework figured out, slowly but surely. Most of my shared components are put together, so the groundwork is pretty much complete. All that remains is actually building the individual pieces. […]

]]> By: Zack Jenks http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-52 Zack Jenks Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:24:25 +0000 http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-52 I had considered switching to Ruby but decided to hold off for the time being. I may be a tad rusty in PHP but it's configured on my server already and coming back to me fast. If I was to switch languagues, it would slow me down moreso than I already am...which I can't afford right now. I'd prefer to try out Ruby when I'm less time crunched. I had considered switching to Ruby but decided to hold off for the time being. I may be a tad rusty in PHP but it’s configured on my server already and coming back to me fast. If I was to switch languagues, it would slow me down moreso than I already am…which I can’t afford right now. I’d prefer to try out Ruby when I’m less time crunched.

]]> By: Dave http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-51 Dave Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:03:50 +0000 http://someventure.com/2006/09/19/zack-overwhelmed/#comment-51 My thoughts exactly. All the biz info you're gathering scares me. I personally prefer to push that scary stuff off to the time when I really need it... that is, when my app is already successful, and I actually have money to be sued for. In the meantime, I can focus on the tech. And BTW, if you're going to be using a framework that you're rusty with (PHP), why not just try a new one, like Ruby on Rails? I'm half way throught the Pragmatic book on RoR, and so far, it's looks very decent (RoR, not the book). From someone who's never done web or DB programming before, I'd recommend you take a look. This way, if your app doesn't work out, you've still got an education! Education is never wasted. My thoughts exactly. All the biz info you’re gathering scares me. I personally prefer to push that scary stuff off to the time when I really need it… that is, when my app is already successful, and I actually have money to be sued for.

In the meantime, I can focus on the tech. And BTW, if you’re going to be using a framework that you’re rusty with (PHP), why not just try a new one, like Ruby on Rails? I’m half way throught the Pragmatic book on RoR, and so far, it’s looks very decent (RoR, not the book). From someone who’s never done web or DB programming before, I’d recommend you take a look. This way, if your app doesn’t work out, you’ve still got an education! Education is never wasted.

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