Whird Update: Working Prototype or Vaporware?
Looking at my project page for Whird, I can see I have somewhat neglected the project recently. Actually, this is not entirely true, I have been testing Whird extensively for about 7 months. As things stand at the moment, Whird could be considered as either, a working prototype, or, classic vaporware. I prefer to think of it as a working prototype; however, I am not one of the many people who, over the last few months, have contacted me, asking questions about the project.
Why the neglect?
There are several reasons for my recent lack of commitment to Whird:
I have spent a large amount of time [probably too much] working on other projects; since the beginning of the year, CrunchBang Linux has consumed most of my free time.
Now that I have a working copy of Whird, I seem to have become far too comfortable simply using it, instead of developing it. Since starting this blog, in September last year, I have written 165 posts [not including this one.] Maybe I should have spent more time developing, instead of writing?! Hang on a minute, I am doing it again now. Doh!
Related to the last point; now that I have test driven Whird, I pretty much know what is wrong, what needs fixing and what works. Knowing this, I would ideally like to perform a complete rewrite. A daunting thought!
I have no self-imposed deadlines. This is both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing, because it means any work I put into Whird remains a fun activity, something I can perform at my leisure. It is a curse, because I may not actually touch the project for months on end.
Will Whird ever be released?
Answer; maybe, probably, I hope so. Having said that, I would not hold your breath. It has occurred to me that Whird is in danger of becoming [if it hasn't done so already] "that" project, the project that provides endless hours of fun, without actually resulting in anything tangible.
Anyhow, that pretty much sums up the current status of Whird. Time to crack on and have a bit more fun :) In the meantime, if you are reading this and you are looking to start a new blog, why not try Steve Kemp's Chronicle. I have not actually tried it myself, but from what I have read, it looks like an interesting piece of software, something I could see myself using.
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