The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
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The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
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Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#2Sounds like the author is majorly suffering with analysis paralysis, something that’s quite relatable. Still, I can’t say I’ve suffered it to the extent I’d rather be stuck debugging spaghetti projects.
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#3there’s nothing wrong with this opinion, attitude, what have you. it is useful. important. not every project gets a clean start. not everyone that starts a project sees it through.
my preference is making my own mess and iterating it out of one. decreases the hunt for bodies. but preference doesn’t always equate to reality.
also depends on the project. if there’s a delightfully boring industry standard for most needs, starting from nothing results in a cleaner product. starting with an existing, misguided implementation is just greenfield with extra steps.
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#4Sounds like the author is majorly suffering with analysis paralysis, something that’s quite relatable. Still, I can’t say I’ve suffered it to the extent I’d rather be stuck debugging spaghetti projects.
ever completed a project to find out 6+ months later that it was never used, for reasons?
working on an existing mess with outstanding complaints at least better guarantees that it is a valued mess. some environments, that’s not about comfort, it is about survival.
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#5I get that but I couldn't be more different: I love greenfield projects. I find designing a robust, performant and reliable architecture to be the most interesting part of the process.
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#6Sounds like the author is majorly suffering with analysis paralysis, something that’s quite relatable. Still, I can’t say I’ve suffered it to the extent I’d rather be stuck debugging spaghetti projects.
ever completed a project to find out 6+ months later that it was never used, for reasons? working on an existing mess with outstanding complaints at least better guarantees that it is a valued mess. some environments, that’s not about comfort, it is about survival.
There are enough devs who don't give a shit if the project is actually used... Or useful
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#7Not everyone wants to architect software. The same way not everyone wants to run a business.
Me personally, I love designing a system from scratch. That is a big part of the fun of writing software for me.
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#8I get that but I couldn't be more different: I love greenfield projects. I find designing a robust, performant and reliable architecture to be the most interesting part of the process.
Yeah same here. Much more fun than patching other people (or your own) work. But different personalities, gross of the proffesional pro work is not greendfield sadly!
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#9I get that but I couldn't be more different: I love greenfield projects. I find designing a robust, performant and reliable architecture to be the most interesting part of the process.
Yeah same here. Much more fun than patching other people (or your own) work. But different personalities, gross of the proffesional pro work is not greendfield sadly!
Yeah. I do love a good bug hunt or an adrenaline spiking incident response (though I've never been traumatized with any real disasters) but I get "fresh SimCity map" feels starting something new.
Re: The Messy Page Or: why I don't like greenfield projects
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah same here. Much more fun than patching other people (or your own) work. But different personalities, gross of the proffesional pro work is not greendfield sadly!
Yeah. I do love a good bug hunt or an adrenaline spiking incident response (though I've never been traumatized with any real disasters) but I get "fresh SimCity map" feels starting something new.
(Though I suppose people who don't like greenfield projects probably don't like fresh SimCity maps, either!)