Comments on: How To Solve Tough Problems http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/ How to Quit Your Job and Start Your Own Business Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:11:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Don Sabatini http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1782 Don Sabatini Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:12:43 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1782 Yes, true. Ruby on rails is not just very easy. Yes, true. Ruby on rails is not just very easy.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1774 Brian Armstrong Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:57:51 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1774 Agreed Agreed

]]> By: Matt Thomas http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Matt Thomas Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:26:54 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1777 I can definitely understand that, in that I enjoy coding a lot myself. I have often read a lot about how doing technical work is often considered the antithesis to entrepreneurship. On the other hand, entrepreneurship is all about freeing up your time to allow you to do what you want. So if you actually enjoy coding, then it probably makes sense that you are doing it yourself (entrepreneurially speaking). I can definitely understand that, in that I enjoy coding a lot myself. I have often read a lot about how doing technical work is often considered the antithesis to entrepreneurship.

On the other hand, entrepreneurship is all about freeing up your time to allow you to do what you want. So if you actually enjoy coding, then it probably makes sense that you are doing it yourself (entrepreneurially speaking).

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1781 Brian Armstrong Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:21:13 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1781 Good point Matt, I think for me its a combination of saving money and being very picky about what I want. I actually have a masters degree in CS and have been programming since I was probably 16 or so, so for me it's easier to just do it myself than to explain to someone else. But given infinite amounts of money, it probably wouldn't hurt to put together a crack team of coders who I can put to work for stuff like this. I think I am a bit weird to actually enjoy programming (not gonna lie it makes me want to pull my hair out occasionally - but I still consider it a hobby and read up on it constantly for fun). For most people this is probably not the case though and it makes much more sense to outsource it than to spend all day looking for a missing semicolon. Good point Matt, I think for me its a combination of saving money and being very picky about what I want. I actually have a masters degree in CS and have been programming since I was probably 16 or so, so for me it’s easier to just do it myself than to explain to someone else. But given infinite amounts of money, it probably wouldn’t hurt to put together a crack team of coders who I can put to work for stuff like this.

I think I am a bit weird to actually enjoy programming (not gonna lie it makes me want to pull my hair out occasionally – but I still consider it a hobby and read up on it constantly for fun). For most people this is probably not the case though and it makes much more sense to outsource it than to spend all day looking for a missing semicolon.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1780 Brian Armstrong Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:17:15 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1780 Thanks Sam Thanks Sam

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1779 Brian Armstrong Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:16:28 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1779 Just to give you an example, I was testing out this new service: http://heroku.com Got this entire app built on online in under 5 minutes: http://barmstrong.heroku.com/ Didn't write a single line of database code. This is another famous one where he makes an entire blog application in 15 minutes: http://media.rubyonrails.org/video/rails_blog_2.mov Rails is pretty neat. Just to give you an example, I was testing out this new service: http://heroku.com

Got this entire app built on online in under 5 minutes: http://barmstrong.heroku.com/
Didn’t write a single line of database code.

This is another famous one where he makes an entire blog application in 15 minutes:
http://media.rubyonrails.org/video/rails_blog_2.mov
Rails is pretty neat.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 Brian Armstrong Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:14:26 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1778 Yep doin it myself for now. What framework are you using? I really love wordpress also. Yep doin it myself for now. What framework are you using? I really love wordpress also.

]]> By: Brian Armstrong http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 Brian Armstrong Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:12:38 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1776 Haha, you're probably right. Ruby on rails isn't quite mature yet but it will eventually dominate PHP (it uses MySQL underneath too). It's much better in some ways...still not easy in others. Haha, you’re probably right. Ruby on rails isn’t quite mature yet but it will eventually dominate PHP (it uses MySQL underneath too). It’s much better in some ways…still not easy in others.

]]> By: Matt Thomas http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1773 Matt Thomas Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:23:31 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1773 Question, how come you haven't hired someone to do the coding for you? Is coding and programming (and learning this stuff) something you enjoy doing? Are you looking to save money? Or would you just prefer to more intimately understand how your own site is working underneath the hood? I ask this because I have found that spending time learning some of the very technical aspects of web design can take up a lot of my own time, while I can be doing other things while a specialist can handle this for me. I'm not questioning the validity of your strategy, I'm just curious as to your reasoning for doing it this way. Thanks Brian! :) Question, how come you haven’t hired someone to do the coding for you?

Is coding and programming (and learning this stuff) something you enjoy doing? Are you looking to save money? Or would you just prefer to more intimately understand how your own site is working underneath the hood?

I ask this because I have found that spending time learning some of the very technical aspects of web design can take up a lot of my own time, while I can be doing other things while a specialist can handle this for me.

I’m not questioning the validity of your strategy, I’m just curious as to your reasoning for doing it this way.

Thanks Brian! :)

]]> By: Samuel McCrohan http://www.startbreakingfree.com/867/how-to-solve-tough-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-1775 Samuel McCrohan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:16:08 +0000 http://www.startbreakingfree.com/?p=867#comment-1775 Keep at it... There's always a coding solution one way or another! :) I concur with taking a break... An invigorating run always refreshes me when I hit a block. :) Good luck, Sam Keep at it… There’s always a coding solution one way or another! :)
I concur with taking a break… An invigorating run always refreshes me when I hit a block. :)
Good luck,
Sam

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