Each day is a chance for something new as a developer and most days that is the case. Feedback drives you to improve and create things that give better value than it’s previous version. This pushes you into new methods and techniques for accomplishing these goals. I may know what I want to do, but I also need to know the best way to do it. This could range from displaying information in a pleasant manner or it could be making a task more user friendly. The end result will have all the benefits of the original with that extra dash of speed, scalability, or delightful appearance. Once you’ve accomplished this, it is time to do it again. Except this time you have one more angle to view your problem from. Now it’s tomorrow and you’re back in the same position as before. “Show me more!” or “I would also like it to do this” are exciting to hear, because that is what was said a week ago and you accomplished it.
New things will only ever be new once! Obvious I know, but it is easy to forget that when your staring down a path where the end isn’t quite clear. Remember that the unknown from last week is that shiny feature that everyone is using and that any task that comes your way will add value to you and those that depend on you.
