http://ian.onthereddot.com/2007/01/23/code-on-the-shoulder-of-giants/ Wanderings,Musings and Happenings from Ian on Singapore Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://ian.onthereddot.com/2007/01/23/code-on-the-shoulder-of-giants/#comment-56 JasonL Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:36:10 +0000 http://ian.onthereddot.com/2007/01/23/code-on-the-shoulder-of-giants/#comment-56 Yes, I too begin the punishing way of coding by learning the programming syntax in detail to create everything from scratch. After a while, I found that there are so many wheels out there already skillfully done. Now, to do something, I look for wheels and understand how the wheels turn. The end result is the satisfaction, and not how many of lines of code you have created. The smiles on the user's face - priceless... Yes, I too begin the punishing way of coding by learning the programming syntax in detail to create everything from scratch. After a while, I found that there are so many wheels out there already skillfully done. Now, to do something, I look for wheels and understand how the wheels turn. The end result is the satisfaction, and not how many of lines of code you have created. The smiles on the user’s face - priceless…

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