We just completed another project. The graphic and layout artist
submitted the file. The file was named project_name-FINAL.ext.
I had to remind the artist, "NEVER name a file on a project FINAL!"
I told them, "Use this format, project_name_year-month-date-a.ext."
Most of you can understand project name, the year, month, date and
the ext (file extension) but you may be wondering "What is the "a"
behind the date?"
Not only is FINAL often not FINAL simply because there is usually
some kind of change somewhere on another day but there often
multiple changes per day, thus the a, b, c, d versions per day.
I thought how life is often like our projects. What we may think is
final is far from final. There are changes, often major changes.
We think that we've found the perfect job, we are so happy, this is
it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We think that we've found the perfect house, we are so happy, this
is it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We think that we've found the perfect spouse, we are so happy, this
is it for the rest of our lives, it' FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We even think that we've found the perfect church, we are so happy,
this is it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
Ideally we should make the right choices. Ideally the file ought to
be right on the version marked FINAL but oh so often,
Guess what, there are changes.
~A MountainWings Original, subject to revision~
submitted the file. The file was named project_name-FINAL.ext.
I had to remind the artist, "NEVER name a file on a project FINAL!"
I told them, "Use this format, project_name_year-month-date-a.ext."
Most of you can understand project name, the year, month, date and
the ext (file extension) but you may be wondering "What is the "a"
behind the date?"
Not only is FINAL often not FINAL simply because there is usually
some kind of change somewhere on another day but there often
multiple changes per day, thus the a, b, c, d versions per day.
I thought how life is often like our projects. What we may think is
final is far from final. There are changes, often major changes.
We think that we've found the perfect job, we are so happy, this is
it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We think that we've found the perfect house, we are so happy, this
is it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We think that we've found the perfect spouse, we are so happy, this
is it for the rest of our lives, it' FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
We even think that we've found the perfect church, we are so happy,
this is it for the rest of our lives, it's FINAL.
Guess what, there are changes.
Ideally we should make the right choices. Ideally the file ought to
be right on the version marked FINAL but oh so often,
Guess what, there are changes.
~A MountainWings Original, subject to revision~
