As I mentioned in my last entry, I was working to automate the update process for the comic and writeup so that I wouldn't have to get up before 6am. I could do them in advance and the site would do the update work for me.

Anyway, I've been slacking on the project for quite a few days now, conveniently finding other stuff to do (like hit level 70 and buy a flying mount). But, I finally buckled down yesterday and turned the logic strings and tests into functioning code. Though I tested it last night, I still wanted to make sure the live code updated at the right time. So this morning was the last time I had to get up to do the update manually. And the whole thing only adds fractions of a tenth of a second to the total code processing time.

This is a big thing for GU. It means for the first time in GU's 7 year history, I could upload multiple comics AND writeups in advance and they'd update at the right time. Before now, if I uploaded comics in advance, the comic updated at midnight and the writeup still had to be moved into place manually.

If it's not apparent... I'm pretty excited about this. I don't know why I didn't do it years ago.

Originally Posted by Woody:

If it's not apparent... I'm pretty excited about this. I don't know why I didn't do it years ago.

...cuz you were busy making level 70 and buying a floating mount. Well, it's equivalent in other games anyway. GRATS on making your life easier, Woody! I'm sure that'll be a big time saver for you for after GU Jr. makes his formal appearance.

Nah, I didn't do it years ago because the coding hoops I had to jump through didn't appeal to me. Then last week a new piece of logic struck me and I knew I could do it without destroying site load times.

That's WONDERFUL news. You're gonna need the time this frees up, soon. Congratulations.

Nice job... Woody... i've been reading the comics for about a Year now and i love them (my favorite is still the Planetside/Dukes of Hazzard one)...

Would you be able to design a code that would have me attend school at 6:00 in the momrning wthtout having to wake me up???
:P

Gratz man

congrarts Woody. So did you have your avatar do a dance of joy? Or did you just do that yourself?

Now that you have freed up your time you now have the joy of haveing others figure out what you can do instead