Thank You Note Letterpress
Uploaded by rbarneydotcom on 29 Apr 08, 4.19PM BST.

Here is something that most coders know. Search long enough and hard enough and you will rarely need to write original code. There. I’ve said it.

There is always some kind soul out there who has had the same problem as you and has uploaded a solution on the web. We all think we’re kinda original but (thankfully) it’s not true. Someone, somewhere, at some point in time solved your problem and told the world about it.

It’s not wrong. We all trawl the web for answers and upload our own when we have them.

Using pieces of code that fit is all about being sensible naturally (and we are Simple – Smart – Sensible)! In the end your code is a patchwork of hard work from around the world. It gives one a sense of community I must admit.

That’s why I like to show people a bit of courtesy by leaving a ‘thank you’ note in the code. The other day I was actually working on something where I counted ten different notes of thanks.

Now, isn’t that nice?