24hrAssistant – Business Tips and Booking Appointments

Hi everyone! My name is Romeo and I’m a developer here at 24hrAssistant. I’ve been with the company for a while now and as such i have decided to push Katherine and Jordy to the side and make my presence known.

As a developer, I’m lazy. Now that may sound really bad to most of you, but anyone in the IT world can tell you its actually a good thing. Being lazy as a developer actually translates in to writing better code. How? Well it means we think of better ways to work. We’re lazy because doing so will help us avoid writing monotonous, repetitive code – thus avoiding redundancy, the enemy of software maintenance and flexible re-factoring (code rewriting). Mostly, the tools and processes that come out of this endeavor fired by laziness will speed up the production.

Now I’m sure some of you out there have heard of the KISS Principle. Its an acronym for “Keep It Simple, Stupid”. It is this principle that i adhere to in my life and not until recently did i realize to what extent. I’ve explained already how I’m lazy and therefore try to keep my code as simple as possible, but what i didn’t say was how that affects my life outside of work. As a developer, and a self declared geek, i am very fond of electronics (Laptops, iPhones, iPods, Mp3 Players, etc). That being said, i leverage them whenever i can. If I’m looking to try out a new restaurant i can use my phone and look up its menu and perhaps reviews. If I’m thinking of checking out a movie, i can look up show times and maybe even book my tickets. See where I’m going here? I can arrange a good portion of my day from the comfort of my chair. I’m keeping things simple for myself.

Some of you may be wondering what my point is. It’s easily this – who wouldn’t want to spend more time with their friends, family or even their dog! Who out there doesn’t want more time for themselves? An entire generation of people are growing up with online access. The internet is everywhere. Its on your phone, your computer, in the libraries and in your schools. What is funny is that maybe ten years ago, I would of been an exception. The times they are a changing.