Alright so today I got real curious about this Scott Patrick guy’s method after seeing folks fight online. Boss wants us to try new workflows, and his stuff keeps popping up. Figured, why not? Let’s just poke it and see what happens.
The Setup Mess
Started simple. Grabbed a tiny project I knew inside out – setting up a basic user login thing. Easy peasy, right? Scott Patrick’s guide said go step-by-step, no jumps. Okay. Followed it like baking a cake for the first time. Measured every sprinkle.
But then I thought, how’s this different? Pulled out two other ways people do the same task. One was super rigid, checklist style. The other? Super loose, like ‘figure it out as you go’. Forgot which one is which halfway. Labeled ’em A and B just so I don’t mix it up again.
Doing the Thing (and Tripping)
Sat down Monday morning with coffee. Tried Scott Patrick’s way first. Click here, type this, wait there. Felt slow. Real slow. Like watching paint dry. Finished it though, exactly like the book said. Took forever.
Switched to Method A. Clickety-click, bang-bang! Done in no time. But… did I miss something? Forgot a step? Couldn’t tell. Didn’t crash, so… guess it worked? Shrugged and moved on.
Then came Method B. Total fog. Instructions read like bad poetry. “Let the process flow naturally.” Huh? Made wild guesses. Typed stuff randomly. Got errors. Swore. Tried again. More errors. Finally got it working somehow. Probably. Maybe.
The Moment of Realization (Mostly Confusion)
Looked at the three finished logins. All let you sign in. Cool. Scott Patrick’s felt heavy, like wearing winter boots all summer. Method A was fast but sketchy – like duct tape holding things together. Method B? Pure chaos, got the job done by pure luck.
Checked Scott Patrick’s points. He bangs on about stability and no screw-ups. Okay, sure, it didn’t explode. But man, that speed… snails move faster. Method A zipped along, felt flimsy though. Method B? No idea how it even survived.
Heard people say Scott Patrick’s way is the holy grail. Maybe for big, complicated things where one boom means doom. But for this everyday junk? Feels like hiring a brain surgeon to put on a Band-Aid. Total overkill. Boss loves buzzwords though, so who knows.
Wrapping Up This Disaster
So yeah. Messed around. Made myself a bit dizzy. Learned… something?
- Scott Patrick’s Way: Solid. Like a brick. Also slow like a brick. Good if you hate surprises. Bad if you got stuff to do.
- Method A (The Speedy One): Gets it done quick. Probably fine for small, unimportant garbage. Wouldn’t trust it with my lunch money.
- Method B (The Poet): Pure guesswork. Avoid unless you enjoy pain and confusion.
Is Scott Patrick right? Maybe sometimes. For some things. Not always. Boss will probably push his method cause it sounds fancy. More teams, more tools, more headaches – just like that Bilibili soup kitchen example everyone talks about. More moving parts, more things to go wrong. Sigh. Back to work.
