Adam Fields (work stuff)

Developers don’t want to delete code because it might be used down the road. Every project I work on these days gets a “graveyard” folder in the main source tree where people can put code they don’t need any more but don’t want to delete forever or lose track of in the repository history.

I find that this makes a HUGE difference in keeping the source files cleaner. Just having a place to put the code where you know you can find it later if you need it removes a lot of the hesitation in actually taking it out.

People will still comment out chunks of code for a while if they’re unsure that it can be safely removed, but eventually that code gets moved to the graveyard and taken out of the live codebase.

Here’s what I’ve been looking for in a compact camera:

1) f/1.4 fixed 50mm equivalent lens.
2) 8mp APS-C sized sensor.
3) No noticeable shutter lag.
4) Aperture priority mode when shooting without flash.
5) Shutter priority mode when shooting with fill flash.
6) Fast autofocus.
7) Completely retractable lens, pocket-sized form factor (elph-ish would be nice, but slightly larger would be ok).

I don’t know why nobody makes this.