Alright, let’s talk about what I was up to today. Had this name stuck in my head for a while now – Trevor Kirk. Saw it pop up somewhere, maybe a comment thread or something brief, talking about a way of doing things. Didn’t give much detail, but it sounded interesting enough for me to want to poke at it.
So this morning, I decided, okay, let’s give this Trevor Kirk idea a try. Poured myself a coffee, sat down, and thought, what’s the best way to test this out? Didn’t want to start anything massive, you know? Just wanted to get a feel for it.
Getting Started
I remembered I had this old utility script I wrote ages ago. It kinda worked, but honestly, it was a mess. Perfect candidate. Fired up my code editor, found the file. First step was just reading through my old code. Man, sometimes you look back at stuff you wrote and just shake your head. What was I thinking?
Anyway, I tried to recall the core idea I picked up about this Trevor Kirk method. Seemed like it was about simplifying, making things really straightforward. So I picked a function, one that had a pretty nasty loop in it.
The Actual Work
Okay, here’s what I did:
- Tackled the Loop: Tried to break down that big loop. Could I make it simpler? Maybe use a different approach? Spent a good chunk of time just rewriting that section. Hit a few walls, especially with how the data was structured. Had to refactor that first.
- Cleaned Up Variables: Noticed I had tons of variables that weren’t clearly named. Went through and tried to make them make sense. Simple stuff, but time-consuming.
- Error Handling: My old script barely handled errors. If something went wrong, it just crashed. Tried to add some basic checks, make it fail a bit more gracefully. This part felt like the most “Trevor Kirk” thing, focusing on robustness, maybe?
It wasn’t exactly smooth sailing. At one point, I completely broke the script. Couldn’t figure out why for about 30 minutes. Just staring at the screen, you know? Felt like I was back learning the basics again, totally stuck on something silly. But eventually, found the typo. Always a typo.
How It Felt
Honestly? It was just… coding. This Trevor Kirk thing didn’t feel like some magic bullet. It felt like applying common sense principles, things you probably should be doing anyway. Maybe the name just helped me focus on actually doing them for a change, instead of just thinking about it.
It forced me to slow down and look at each piece carefully. Usually, I’m trying to get things working fast, patch it here, add a quick fix there. This time, I tried to be more deliberate. Took longer, for sure.
End Result?
So, after a few hours of tinkering, is the script magically perfect? Nah. But it’s definitely cleaner. It runs reliably now, which is a plus. I can actually understand what I wrote last year, mostly.
Was it worth it? Yeah, I think so. Good practice. Made me clean up some technical debt, which is always satisfying. Will I formally adopt the “Trevor Kirk Method”? Probably not as a strict doctrine. But the core idea – simplify, be deliberate – that’s worth remembering. Might pull out this approach again next time I’m staring at some old, messy code.
