GnuTux wrote:
I have a completely different perspective.
I am not motivated by the 3 bullet items ofnuts listed.
I code (and write scripts) to help me achieve a specific task and/or to avoid repetition. I value my time, so I don't like to waste it with repetitive tasks that can be automated. I can also be motivated by cash.
If others find code that I have shared to be useful, that's great. If not, that's fine too. I write scripts that will be useful to me and I do not require overt or tacit approval from others.
Fun and challenging are two very different things. Sometimes coding is fun and sometimes it's challenging There are times when it's both and times when it's neither. I do find, for the most part, it's usually fun, though. If I didn't enjoy coding, I would have chosen a different career path long ago.
Hear, Hear!
I code scripts in this order:
1) Something I need to speed up workflow now
2) Something I could potentially use to speed up workflow
3) Something someone else has mentioned that is really simple (i.e is a small tweak to an existing script)
4) Something someone else has mentioned that falls under 1 or 2
5) Something that can realistically only be done by scripting because doing it by hand would be painfully tedious or error prone that falls into 1-3.
6) Something someone says can't be scripted (cause I like a challenge!)
So feel free to PM me if you are looking for something that falls into any of those categories
-Rob A>