A Year in Review: 2013

The year 2013 saw The Happy Coder publish 15 posts after taking some time off. The blog was somewhat re-tooled from something that was strictly code-based, this is how you do it, to something that is designed to give insight to the world of programming (at least MY part of it) and maybe give you a few ideas for projects. I have taken you into how I think and what I feel the role of the programmer is, as well as this is how you do it.

I have done a few multi-part posts about certain projects – Invoice Approval System – Part I, Invoice Approval System – Part II: The Web and Invoice Approval System – Part III: Multiple Approvers being the longest and most popular – but most consisted of a single post. I tried to let you in on my thought process (Creativity and Proactive Customer Service) and hopefully inspired you to look at projects in a different light. I think it is important to set aside personal feelings and ego in order to satisfy the customer. It is equally important to make sure the customer gets what they need even if it isn’t necessarily what they think they want. The hard part is to do this and still make them happy.

I intend to bring more projects and instruction your way in the upcoming year. I hope you find them, not only informational and inspirational, but also entertaining.

Thank you for a great 2013 and I look forward to a great 2014!