It’s not that I am not a good developer (I like to bill myself as a great developer) – but i have a morbid fear of the ‘blank paper’ that is a project just before I start coding. I have kind of got it pinned down to the fact that there are so many ways that a project could be built that I am concerned that whichever one I choose will be the wrong one. The thing is – I need to get over this. I have always been a great person to have working in the middle or end of the development cycle. My ability to isolate and fix bugs is a well honed skill – I just need to have the same level of confidence about starting projects.
So this week I have started an AS3 project (little things) but making sure that I totally understand the underlying reasons for choosing the architecture that I have gone for. So back to the online community and reading coded 101 sites but it has been really beneficial.
No time spent learning is ever wasted – no time spent making sure that you fully understand the life cycle of your development is ever wasted either.