honestman - 10:00 am on Dec 20, 2008 (gmt 0)

Creativity is a process, so as one who was a front-end Windows programmer for many years and now designs websites, I never think that any project is in vain--whether I choose to implement it or not.

With the interactive tools available to programmers and end users for the Internet finally catching up and in some cases surpassing those offered by Windows and other highly interactive development platforms, many projects become obsolete almost before completion.

The question for me is often whether to work on creating unified systems/sites or to find open-ended ways to link together various technologies or modules.

In any event, no project development seems to be a waste--unless you have a problem completing any of them!

And the bottom line is income for me, as I would rather be traveling the globe than sitting in front of a computer, so if an "older" interface is generating income, why seek to create a state-of-the-art website with full social-networking functionality, etc... but offering little income generation? Many sites offer laudable cutting-edge aesthetics, but they often generate no income.