Revolution Web Design Blog - Graphic Design

Programming is like a dream

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:28:00 -0600

I don't know how many times I've tried to explain this phenomena to people in my company, or others who work with/for programmers, but the truths espoused here are so very self-evident to us programmers, but maybe not so much with everyone else. Anyhow, great article and here is a link to it: "Programming is like a dream" Here's my favorite excerpt:


My brother contends that it is this same phenomena that makes programmers so bad at estimates. The problem is, as he says, that the programmer already knows everything that needs to be written. When you have it all in your mind, it seems like it should be easy to write it all down. But it's not. The physical act of writing the code takes a long time. But more importantly, your mind never thinks about all the "meaningless" details. It knows how to code them so well it doesn't even need consider their existence anymore. Unfortunately, the computer still needs them. It can't infer. All those loose ends, niggling details and corner cases end up eating a great deal of time... sometimes more than the rest of the program.

new website launched today

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:21:00 -0600

so, i did a new design today, a simple start for what will become a nice size site. anyway, its for my good ole buddy bruce at bennett junk removal, located in fruitland maryland. they do everything from junk hauling, to demolition, residential and commercial clean out jobs. they also have roll off dumpsters and storage containers. anyway, go check 'em out, and if you are in the delmarva region, give Bennett Junk Removal a call today! 866-936-JUNK http://www.bennettjunkremoval.com is the address for the site.

CNN's new layout.

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 09:11:00 -0600

Ok, so yes, they are probably the largest news outlet in the world, and have a bankroll that might outweigh some small countries, but their new website layout is just dandy. Well done CNN. Thats all. Go check it out, it looks REALLY good. I think it has all of the right elements, in the right positions, and the color scheme is quite pleasing to the eyes. I haven't taken a minute to look at the code to validate its XHTML and QRLVAKLSKFASD and CSS use, and anything else, but to me sometimes, that doesnt matter. What matters is that 90% of the world can see it just fine, and that's good enough for me!