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Old Feb 29th, 2008, 7:51 PM   #3
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Re: Coding for the sake of coding...

Once I started coding for a living, I started to get stuck. But, recently, I've gotten back to where I code for the sake of learning.

I ended up taking on a lot of personal projects that are too large for one person. I do that on purpose so that I always have something to work on. I've got each of them broken down into manageable steps. When I'm in the mood to program, I pick a project that looks fun at the moment. I could be working on the project itself, or creating a console utility to aide in its development, or a bare-bones app that tests specific classes or features.

I also tend to explore management tools and design strategies when I feel stuck on some part of a project. I've recently learned CVS, applied it to my major projects; Doxygen, started to document my existing code; make; VC++ IDE project config; and I'm practising OOP and template class design at the moment.
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