To End is Divine

I’ve started several different projects as a goal to increase my understanding of Ruby and to improve as a programming, but before I start yet another project I want to make sure I finish the current ones that I’m working on. I’m not sure if any of the projects I’m working on will truly ever be “finished”, but they at least need to be in a functional state so that other people can use them and benefit from.

So, with that in mind, this morning I continued to work on my “FIRST” rails app Daily Weight so that I can get it into a state where I can actually use it every day. One of my criteria for an app that I wanted to work on was that I would be something I could use every day. I’ve been consistently tracking my weight in excel for quite some time and so naturally I thought I could make an app out of it.

I think it is only natural to want to start project after project and never finish them, but I want to get into the habit of finishing what I start. I couldn’t find the direct source of this Kevin J. Anderson quote that Chris Wanstrath mentions in this video:

To begin is human, to end is divine

I think this is a great quote to keep in mind before you abandon another project to start something new.