Electric Josh

Monday, February 04, 2002

I'm doing paperwork for my semiannual review at work. A bit of encouragement after a slow day. (One hopes.)

The trouble with programming is that you never really know how much work is left before a piece of software works. It's possible to make a very good estimate of the complexity of a problem, but there's always some pathological case that you've missed; in other words, you've underestimated the complexity of a problem. At least 90% of the time, this means that the time to write the little piece of code you were planning to write requires changes to lots of other code. Then there are the days when you're just useless for most of the day. Today was one. I completed about two hours' worth of work in just over eight. At least I'm not alone. Now if only I could do two Woz-hours instead of two Josh-hours of work in 120 minutes I'd be in good shape.

Screaming at the television last night has shot my voice. It was well worth it. Everyone was completely certain that the Rams would come back in the fourth quarter. Everyone was equally surprised that the Patriots pulled it out.

My only complaint is that the game took place indoors on a plastic rug. What a stupid way to run a sporting event. Football championships should be decided in snow or in driving rain. Wind is optional. #