Archive for 'Flickr'
Learning to Not Re-Invent the Wheel is Hard For a Developer
Posted on April 8, 2008, under Flickr, Software, Tools and Services.
I have a backlog of things that I have been meaning to do for some time. In the spirit of cleaning house, I have started in on the list. One of the items that I have wanted to to for a really long time is get my photos organized in an online album. I have installed several PHP photo galleries on a spare domain, and they all worked OK. My logic was I had the server, I had the disk space, and I had the bandwidth. There was no need to pay for a Flickr account, no need to invest in a service I can do myself for free.
And then the hassles begin. Updating the software, staying on top of security patches, installing plugins for it to do what I want, themes to look the way I want. So needless to I signed up for a Pro account over at Flickr. At the end of the day, part of the reason this has been on my to do list for so long is because of the time it takes to get everything setup. Why reinvent the wheel, when Flickr does a very good job of providing a service I need. I now have more time to take care of other things, important things.
It’s the decision that every software developer has to make at some point in time. Being one that likes to crate things, make things better, be an inventor, and have creative control; it’s not always easy to make the right decision.
My online album is here, and will be ever updated as time goes on.
No Comments
