Watt's Up Musings of an original geek

Last week I figured that I should write some Java code to invoke a C API using the Java Native Interface (JNI). I plan on using it for testing. I find that although I can think about what needs to be done I have to actually do the programming and feel my way through what really needs to be done. Some people can work everything out in their heads, but I’m more of a hands-on guy. I think of it as mental clay where you add and manipulate the code until it’s just the way you want it, that is, organized, clean, neat, and precise. Well after five hours on Saturday it was really coming together and I was quite happy with the design and implementation. I would have worked longer, but Kathy and I had a party to go to. On Sunday afternoon I was so psyched that I went in for another five hours, and made more good progress. After dinner I thought about going back to work, but by that time I was tired and my head was all fuzz. I find that I’m a morning person, so today I went in early. I worked on it all day and nearly got it all working. Now that it’s starting to work and I’m really happy with it I want to show someone. However everyone at work is busy and they probably wouldn’t appreciate what I did unless they look inside and I doubt they’ll do that. So regardless I know what I did was peachy keen, but it’ll probably never be appreciated. Such is the life of a creative person who works in a medium that doesn’t have any physical reality. I just can’t put it on a wall or pedestal for others to enjoy.