In my last post, I was talking about how to deal with coder's block. I've been working on my current project, Dungeon Crawler, for about a month and I'd really hit a wall.
The problem was due to a couple of things. First, I'd gotten a lot of really good advice that I didn't quite understand, and I felt bad that I wasn't getting it, so I was reluctant to ask for more advice. Second, I'd already spent so much time without making any progress that I was getting sick of the project.
But I think I've gotten through my lack of motivation and I've made some progress with this project, but the code is an explicit, redundant mess. So the question at this point becomes is it better for me to make some progress coding in a way that I know is bad, or to not make progress at all?
Obviously it's better to make progress (and I did learn a bit about YAML tonight, so it's not entirely a wash) but it's about time I got better at writing code. I've noticed a problem with the way I write code: I'm far too heavy handed and I repeat myself too much. I need to get better at abstracting my code, so that's my current goal.
Maybe this is easier said than done, but at least I'm losing track of time while coding again, right?
Getting better at code quality is always a great thing, but you will be doing it for the rest of your life. Having fun and making stuff are no less important goals. :)
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