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A comment on Ask HN: How much time did it take you to build it?.

Re:Ask HN: How much time did it take you to build it? by christonog on Thursday July 08, 2010 @12:06AM (#1496458)
How long have you been learning how to code? I can tell you right now that even though you know exactly what you want, you'll have to consider something called "dependencies" which is basically anything (technologies, libraries, or programming languages) you must do, learn, or build before you get what you want. I'm experiencing this right now learning to code and building something at the same time, and it's frustrating knowing a small feature takes a lot of work and figuring things out before working correctly.

As has been stated, get the simplest thing up and running, and iterate on that - using google and online communities as your guide.

Good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: How much time did it take you to build it? by thecircusb0y on Thursday July 08, 2010 @01:31PM (#1498064)
Too true man. This is both a blessing and a curse. You have so many resources to choose from to help you, and yet, you have so many resources to weed through to know which one will help you. I always research before I try and reinvent the wheel. Unfortunately this can turn into procrastination and a drain on ones self to get the job done.

Personally I'm trying to get over doing it right the first time, and just getting it done so I can learn to do it right from my mistakes.

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