Just Five More Minutes
When coding, there are a set of code lines that I call the “concluding code”. These are the lines that give the module you are working on its meaning. They connect your module to the rest of the program, and open the flow of execution into your new module. I have a problem with the concluding code! I always avoid writing it. Even if its only five more lines, and even if I’ve spent the last five hours writing five thousand lines. Its not that I don’t know how to write it, it’s just that I run away from writing it. As I approach the concluding lines, I start distracting myself. Are there any new articles on Techcrunch? Are there any new posts on Facebook? I wonder what’s in the fridge? Let me go make tea! Look, there is a new episode of Heroes on Hulu! Before you know it, five hours have gone by! Maybe I’ll write it tomorrow. [...]
