I wrote code for the military for 3 years after high school. Writing code for a living took what was my most enjoyable hobby at the time and turned it into a chore. I lost all of my love for it.
So, I abandoned code and became an automotive mechanic. That's a fucking leap, let me tell you. Seven years later, my body was wrecked from arthritis I picked up in the Marines, so I got out of the automotive industry (a job I loved) floated for about 6 months then jumped into IT.
I manned a small computer repair store for a year, worked on some art and such then landed a network admin/tech job for the State. Now, here I am, back at computing every day and wishing I still remembered how to code.
I've now put my mind to learning Python and Java and leaving the VB of old behind--
--but, just the other day I discovered an old application I started in VB5 that got quite close to what I wanted it to do, but not quite. This code is now 10 years old, so I figured SOMEONE wrote it by now. I scoured the web and did not find anything like it. So, now I have an itching to go back through my old code and attempt it all over again. sigh
If you can, rewrite the application using Python/Java that u are learning (Ruby, if you want to catch up).
May be you can refine the idea and do a better job now.
I admire your path. Goodluck and keep us posted on your progress.
I have thought about trying to re-write it. I obviously do not know much about programming anymore, but this would be a very Windows specific application-- it needs to track files and execute when they are accessed. I'm not sure if that is an option in Java or Python. I've got quite a long time to go before I am up to speed with where I was 9 years ago.
I have pondered writing a blog about it all-- my return to programming, some life hacking stuff and an online comic idea I'd like to launch soon-- but I have always assumed that as a relative nobody, I'd be wasting my time since it would be unlikely that anyone would read it. Maybe I'm being too realist, maybe I just need to do it and fight for subscribers. Maybe I'm just being lazy or afraid of disappointment.
File access and monitoring is possible in Java. Using Java will make your app OS independent though.
I am not a Python person but I am sure it is possible.
It all depends on how much stuff you want to take on, getting back into Programming.
Regarding 'no body cares for my stuff', we all have our traps.
Mine is, moving onto the next interesting project.
May be there is merit to just doing it. Finishing something, putting something out there and let it do its thing.
So, I abandoned code and became an automotive mechanic. That's a fucking leap, let me tell you. Seven years later, my body was wrecked from arthritis I picked up in the Marines, so I got out of the automotive industry (a job I loved) floated for about 6 months then jumped into IT.
I manned a small computer repair store for a year, worked on some art and such then landed a network admin/tech job for the State. Now, here I am, back at computing every day and wishing I still remembered how to code.
I've now put my mind to learning Python and Java and leaving the VB of old behind--
--but, just the other day I discovered an old application I started in VB5 that got quite close to what I wanted it to do, but not quite. This code is now 10 years old, so I figured SOMEONE wrote it by now. I scoured the web and did not find anything like it. So, now I have an itching to go back through my old code and attempt it all over again. sigh