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Jul 09Getting closer – bildr
So bildrCode is getting closer to being done. I have a list of things that I need to fix/ make happen before it is ready to go, and it is getting shorter by the day.
Since last write, you can add files and folders properly. There is a confirmation box for deleting a file, and file history is back working (I had killed it implementing the session way of working).
I think I am actually at a place now that I could actually start on the bildr video (showcasing the idea) but I gave my self till the end of July to finish it, so im going to see if I can before I start the video.
I have been thinking a lot about how I will explain the code part, and I think I have some good ideas for some visuals that will really explain everything that is going on and why it is better for what we are doing than using the plain wiki site, or even something as awesome and powerful as github.
On a quick side note, I have started working again in ActionScript again. This time for work. I love how whenever I do things in flash/ActionScript they are never for the web. (please do us all a favor, and don’t use flash to build entire sites).
Im often wondering how you go about doing things properly though. If I need to know the highest value in an array without resorting it is there a better way than making a copy of it, sorting the copy and returning it? What about finding if a value is in an array? Must I loop through it?
I guess I just have a human fear of loops (in that I think of computers as being too human). I always neglect to think of how powerful computers are, and hate looping through 500 values because I always assume that it is just too much work for them.