Coding Thoughts
As I had mentioned previously, when I moved down to the Atlanta area, my job was also shifting. Gone are the days of coding in COBOL / Perl, now I’m doing tech support / installation work one of the company’s big products. I can’t say that I miss the COBOL at all, really, because it was something that I think is finally beginning to decline. Most COBOL-based systems out there are in maintenance mode, or might have been retrofitted for web services (I kid you not). That being said, I do miss coding in general. One thing towards the end of my tenure in PA that got to me was that I was getting burned out on coding. I now realize though that I was getting tired of what I was doing, more than coding itself. Anyway, with that said, I’ve been thinking about things I could code up, but haven’t come up with anything profound or interesting. There are some PHP apps at work I could potentially merge, which could be fun, but then again, would it be worth the effort? If nothing else, it might be fun.
I’ve also entertained the thought of starting to mess around with Django. Problem there is my Python skills are lacking at best, and it’s usually not a good idea to try to learn a language while using a framework. Ruby keeps crossing my mind, but I’d rather use something that I’ll get use out of. I’d see more use out of Python, especially in a work sense, so lately I’ve been more focused on Python, and PHP to a lesser extent. I haven’t really done anything with Perl since leaving PA. I mean, I have Castgrab, which is something I whipped up a while back, but that’s become pretty outdated. I think for now I’ll start working on some Python tutorials, and also play with some PHP and see where that takes me.
