Comments on: Programming http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/ Erica Douglass, "temporarily retired" after selling a successful business at age 26, writes thought-provoking blog entries challenging you to change your life and daring you to become more successful. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:01:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: TechnoLust http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121212 TechnoLust Thu, 29 May 2008 18:32:50 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121212 Also, to expand on Michelle's point, many programmers ARE running their own business. Also, to expand on Michelle’s point, many programmers ARE running their own business.

]]> By: TechnoLust http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121211 TechnoLust Thu, 29 May 2008 18:31:19 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121211 I remember that feeling when AJAX first came out and I used DHTML and AJAX to make a webapp GUI for a database table that allowed drag and drop reordering of the rows in the table with realtime updating. The customer's jaw literally dropped and he said, "Wow!" Good feeling. Well that and outrageous rates we can charge. :-) I remember that feeling when AJAX first came out and I used DHTML and AJAX to make a webapp GUI for a database table that allowed drag and drop reordering of the rows in the table with realtime updating. The customer’s jaw literally dropped and he said, “Wow!”

Good feeling. Well that and outrageous rates we can charge. :-)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121209 Michelle Thu, 29 May 2008 17:54:58 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121209 Well said! I'd have to disagree though with this being irrelevant to entrepreneurs. As someone who has owned her own business for many years, I've had quite a few of these moments and it wasn't even in regards to programming. Doing something on your own, pushing the limits, and having it "click" is why I love owning my own business. That's not a feeling you get often working for someone else's vision. Well said! I’d have to disagree though with this being irrelevant to entrepreneurs. As someone who has owned her own business for many years, I’ve had quite a few of these moments and it wasn’t even in regards to programming. Doing something on your own, pushing the limits, and having it “click” is why I love owning my own business. That’s not a feeling you get often working for someone else’s vision.

]]> By: Elliot http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121195 Elliot Thu, 29 May 2008 08:15:12 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121195 Yes!! Thanks for posting this. What are you coding? Yes!! Thanks for posting this. What are you coding?

]]> By: Leo Petr http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121176 Leo Petr Wed, 28 May 2008 18:03:18 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121176 :-) :-)

]]> By: ericabiz http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121175 ericabiz Wed, 28 May 2008 18:01:38 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121175 @Leo: It probably is, but I still enjoy programming...and I really enjoyed that little quote from my journal in 2002. It brought back a lot of good memories. By "here" I mean here on Earth, present, alive, in the moment. Definitely a flow state. :) @Leo: It probably is, but I still enjoy programming…and I really enjoyed that little quote from my journal in 2002. It brought back a lot of good memories.

By “here” I mean here on Earth, present, alive, in the moment. Definitely a flow state. :)

]]> By: Leo Petr http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121172 Leo Petr Wed, 28 May 2008 14:29:40 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121172 It's a wonderful feeling indeed, but the description seems a bit offtopic in a blog aimed at more at entrepreneurs than at programmers. "This is exactly why you are here right now" Where? It’s a wonderful feeling indeed, but the description seems a bit offtopic in a blog aimed at more at entrepreneurs than at programmers.

“This is exactly why you are here right now”

Where?

]]> By: Steve P http://www.erica.biz/2008/programming/comment-page-1/#comment-121171 Steve P Wed, 28 May 2008 13:41:15 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=266#comment-121171 well put. well put.

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