Okay, let’s get into this ‘shane tickner’ thing I messed around with recently.
Heard the name pop up a few times, you know, in passing. Sounded like maybe it was some kind of method or maybe even a tool someone built. Couldn’t find a straight answer, really. Just bits and pieces here and there. Seemed like one of those things people mention but nobody really explains clearly.
So, I figured, alright, let’s see what this is about. Didn’t have a manual or anything. Just the name. So I started thinking, what could it mean? Maybe it’s a way to structure projects? Or maybe it’s about how you handle data?
My Little Experiment
I decided to just try applying the idea of it, whatever I imagined that was, to a small side project I had lying around. It was kind of a mess, honestly. Code all over the place. Perfect candidate for trying something new.
First step: I just started looking at the structure. Thought maybe ‘shane tickner’ meant simplifying. So I went through and tried to break things down into smaller, really basic pieces. Lots of deleting old stuff, moving things around. Spent a good few hours just refactoring, trying to make it feel cleaner.
Second step: Then I thought, maybe it’s about the flow? How information moves through the system. So I mapped out the current flow. It was ugly. Then I tried to straighten it out. Make it more like a straight line instead of a tangled mess. Focused on inputs and outputs for each little piece I’d made earlier.
- Cleaned up the main function calls.
- Tried to make variable names super obvious.
- Removed anything that wasn’t absolutely needed.
What Happened?
Well, after a weekend of tinkering, the project definitely felt different. It seemed a bit easier to understand, maybe? Hard to say for sure if it was faster or better in any real measurable way. It ran, didn’t crash. That’s a plus.
Was it the ‘shane tickner’ way? Who knows. Probably not. It was just me, trying to make sense of a vague idea and applying some common sense principles. Maybe that’s all ‘shane tickner’ is? Or maybe it’s something completely different and I just wasted a weekend.
End of the day, the project is a little tidier. That’s what matters, right? Doesn’t matter what fancy name you call the process. Just gotta roll up your sleeves and do the work. Sometimes you stumble onto something good, sometimes you just clean up your own mess. Either way, you’re learning, you’re doing. That’s the important part.
