Thanks for the help not given :)

J dreadpiratejeff at gmail.com
Tue Dec 29 16:18:54 EST 2009


I just wanted to take a break from writing some code to thank the list
for all the help you've NOT given me :-)

And I do mean that.... but I should explain...

At least three times today, I've been working on various bits of code,
and run into a problem that I just could not figure out.

And each time, I started writing a post, complete with code samples
and my thoughts... and in EVERY case, so far, I've found the answer on
my own ONLY after writing that post.  Thankfully, I've not actually
posted them, saving myself from looking like TOO much of an idiot
(especially since one case was a REALLY glaring example of a Logic
Error).

I could say that it's all because I'm learning and figuring things out
on my own, but because I don't want to post poorly formed help
requests on any list I belong to, actually writing out a post helps me
organize my thoughts, the problem, and what I've done so far, and
usually THAT is when the solution actually hits me. Even when I don't
send the post, just having a target that forces me to actually
organize and spell out what the problem is helps immensely.

So though I've only posted a small bit here and on python-win, I did
want to thank y'all for helping me when you have, and even when you
actually haven't!

Cheers
Jeff


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