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jfm (jfm)'s status on Friday, 10-Aug-2012 14:50:32 EDT
jfm
Ah, hacking on your tools. The perfect way to procrastinate. !emacs -
arnebab (arnebab)'s status on Friday, 10-Aug-2012 18:20:52 EDT
arnebab
@jfm …and become more productive on the long run -
jfm (jfm)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 08:36:57 EDT
jfm
@arnebab I'd hope so, but I wouldn't swear to it. Hacked find-file-in-project support into prosjekt.el. -
arnebab (arnebab)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 08:51:22 EDT
arnebab
nice! — even if the exact features do not offset all the dev time, hacking on your tools is a great way to learn → more productive ☺ -
arnebab (arnebab)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 08:52:05 EDT
arnebab
and to improve your tools. If we all do it and share our work, the improvements in productivity should cumulate to some degree. -
erez (erez)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 11:28:09 EDT
erez
That's the official line, at least. -
arnebab (arnebab)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 12:09:34 EDT
arnebab
yes :) - and it works quite well for most of free software, though the development is mostly on seperate components with lean API. -
arnebab (arnebab)'s status on Monday, 13-Aug-2012 12:10:08 EDT
arnebab
(isn’t that a great way to say “we just write what we like and use what others created”? :) )
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