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Gadsden, Alabama
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Like many who retire, you find out that you miss work. Not everything about it, but some things. In my case, I loved coding. I was not great at it, but I've spent almost my entire working life trying to change things that controlled me work better. Sometimes I succeeded, sometimes I failed. I've been trying to use computers to make something better since the early 70's. I sometimes felt that I had visions on how to fix things, or at least make them better, that most people never thought about. Sometimes I **sold** those ideas, other times I had to give up. I've even had some stupid ideas! Back in December I was a little bored and decided to refresh my memory on coding. I've always used past projects to learn new stuff. Ruby on Rail (RoR), what was pushed on me as *our* solution of getting off of 4D was something I played with even before I retired. For the umpteenth time I rewrote my GolfGaggle.com site to take advantage of new releases. I then decided to try a few ideas I had about fixing the crap I wrote for AIDT. I call it crap, but it was just a *nudge* to get AIDT thinking about doing things differently. It started with just a few simple things, but then turned into about a two month thought process that tried to improve, or at least present plans/options for improving what has been adopted. I cringe every time I think about the on-line application system I wrote as a **prototype** still being used. I had drastically improved that shortly after I retired, in both 4D and RoR - but there was no real reason to change - don't fix what's not broken. In my mind, (which is probably smaller than I think it is!) my prototype did some neat things. I tried to bridge the gap between different types of projects and other stuff AIDT has been doing that does not fit traditional projects. I solicited feedback and got a little, but it appears that plates are full and *don't fix what's not broken* is alive and well. Spring is coming and I have a dead RX7, grass to cut, and I may even go back to golf. I do miss golf and it has been almost 4 years since I've had the passion. The demo is still out there, but it is time to give up on my latest *nudge* attempts. Steve .markdown
When you retire, you should retire
March 27, 2013