Wow, I've been productive tonight. I wrote quite a bit of code for the forum app today, in the area of topic e-mail subscriptions (someone replies, you get e-mail). It's still not done, as I've come to realize that's a pretty big feature with a lot of moving parts, but it's getting there.
This is the first time I've had focus on that project in some time, as it has sadly gone neglected for a month or so, as I previously complained. I got into a nice zone today. If it weren't for my desire to sleep more consistently, I'd stay up and keep at it for awhile.
Even more sweet is that this phenomenon is not restricted to my home projects. I've been a machine at work too. That's a plus given my past inadequate productivity levels. A lot of it has to do with the fact that we're on a new project that we're building very quickly, from scratch, and my soul isn't being sucked down the drain by that forum app (at work, not home). It was so poorly written that I hated mucking around in it, and now it's not our problem.
I'm also surprised at the quality of what I'm doing from time to time. I'm quick to point out that I'm not a computer science guy, and frankly getting too deep into patterns and algorithms bores the crap out of me. But every once in awhile, I notice myself being more sophisticated than I used to be. So while I don't foresee ever being a technical fellow at work (those are people who invent languages and what not), perhaps I'm not in the knowledge rut that I thought I was in.
Now if I could just finish one of my solo projects. That'd be a good change of pace.
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