Nick Sieger: Which Tool Would You Use?tag:blog.nicksieger.com,2005:TypoTypo2010-11-22T18:24:33+00:00Stancjeurn:uuid:2c16d365-804c-40aa-bf7d-fef2a718aead2009-06-16T09:41:21+00:002010-11-22T18:24:33+00:00Comment on Which Tool Would You Use? by Stancje<p>Well obviously I’d use the automatic one. Not because it’d get me better results but because it’s AWESOME! It’s almost like running around with a chainsaw!</p>Jeff Binanurn:uuid:47d6b688-bbd0-400f-bc16-a1e408a8f18e2009-06-13T14:04:36+00:002010-11-22T18:24:32+00:00Comment on Which Tool Would You Use? by Jeff Binan<p>Classic</p>Nickurn:uuid:95dcd207-7476-40b9-8abc-60e57991f59e2009-06-12T21:57:51+00:002010-11-22T18:24:32+00:00Comment on Which Tool Would You Use? by Nick<p>No comment :)</p>Andyurn:uuid:f4b1c1e7-dd2f-4648-8230-0afd4f9eea112009-06-12T20:42:45+00:002010-11-22T18:24:32+00:00Comment on Which Tool Would You Use? by Andy<p>From the title alone I figured this would be Netbeans vs. Textmate/Vim, was pretty close. :) </p>Nick Siegerurn:uuid:a3633f0f-4b90-4de2-a278-6c33c3d15aab2009-06-12T20:34:27+00:002010-11-22T18:24:32+00:00Which Tool Would You Use?<p>I started in on the twice-yearly task of pruning our hedges today. So confronted with this task:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksieger/3619672997/" title="Shearing the shrubs by nicksieger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2458/3619672997_70636e8702.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Shearing the shrubs" /></a></p>
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<p>Which tool would you use?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksieger/3620490416/" title="Which tool? by nicksieger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3620490416_2fb853899c.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Which tool?" /></a></p>
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<p>I used both today, but realized I enjoy using the hand trimmers much more. With the electric trimmers, you can buzz through a lot of hedge quickly, but sometimes this happens:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksieger/3620491260/" title="Too close by nicksieger, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3620491260_3c9ddd2ab1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Too close" /></a></p>
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<p>With the hand trimmers, I can take my time and make precise cuts. The end result may take more time, but it turns out much, much better.</p>
<p>Software tools have similar feels to me. Java feels an awful lot like the electric trimmers. It’s heavy and powerful, but sometimes by the time you’ve finished with it, you’ve cut so far in that you may have missed a simpler, lighter solution.</p>
<p>Ruby feels like the hand trimmers. Precision, less code, more intent, and I can take my time to think through and arrive at a solution without leaving a huge trail of trimmings (code) behind me.</p>