infundibulum

The Tiny Hole Theory of Application Development

August 24th, 2005

Remember in Star Wars where they’re going into that trench to blow up the Death Star? “Red Five, goin in!” and all that.

And they keep saying all these great lines like “Stay on target! STAY ON TARGET!”

The whole point, of course, being that you have to get the missile into that one little “duct” at the end of the trench. Into the tiny hole.

I mention all this, friends and neighbors, by way of introducing my new and improved theory of application development:

Doesn’t work.
“I’m going to finish this interface today if it kills me! Kowabunga!”
Works.
I’m going to think about nothing but writing this little function that changes the background color of that span over there in the corner of the interface.

At least for me, it’s all about tiny holes. TINY HOLES PEOPLE, TINY HOLES.

I hope I don't get sued for this Star Wars screenshot.