Re: Threaded drawing
Re: Threaded drawing
- Subject: Re: Threaded drawing
- From: Jens Alfke <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 07:01:08 -0800
On Dec 11, 2013, at 4:39 AM, 2551 <email@hidden> wrote:
> It’s certainly seemed the case to me that I would have probably spent less time just writing my own code from scratch than I spend trying to figure out how half the methods I’m trying to use should be implemented.
That’s probably not actually true; our experience of time is pretty subjective, and time goes by faster when you’re in a ‘flow’ state than when you’re trying to figure out something new.
Even if it’s a bit faster to write your own code, using the system APIs is probably still a win because
(a) their implementations are almost certainly better debugged and more performant than your brand-new unused code;
(b) they will be improved and maintained by other people over time, saving you the trouble;
(c) they’ve been designed to be reusable, so you’ll be able to use them quickly in your next project;
(d) you can later hang out here explaining the APIs to noobs and make yourself look like a guru (or better yet, write books) ;-)
—Jens
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