I decided to work from home today since I had no meetings, and I figured I could probably get more done without the distractions of the office. And I save five bucks in gas too.
Unfortunately I've been struggling trying to integrate a framework that I wrote into an existing app, and it's frustrating. There are underlying design issues with the original app that I suppose couldn't have been accounted for in the new world I'm introducing to it, but it makes getting to the goal like hitting your head against a wall over and over.
The problem I've had at work is that you frequently deal in a much bigger system than I would with my own projects, which means that tossing something out and starting over is never an option. You more than likely have to evolve from one point to the next. That gets me to thinking a lot about processes and how to account for that kind of madness, or if it's avoidable. In an ideal world where everyone has the same experience, I suppose it is, but the real world is unfortunately not that robust.
I'm sure I'll get the issues ironed out, but what drives me nuts is that right now I feel like I'm so close. It's discouraging to not be able to get to that intermediate point where you feel like you have momentum.
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