We should try to get our new WorldInput stuff into play pretty soon. But let's look around and see what comes to mind.

I want to discuss something that GeePaw and I were talking about: sloppy code. My sloppy code.

Let's see what additional tests and capability we need in our new little batch mode objects. What were yesterday's notions?

In client-server mode, I believe that the program will want to accept a batch of commands from a client, process them all, and return a batch result. We'll discuss briefly why, and then see about doing that.

Still on the quest of separating server things from client things, in small steps. I think we're down to just one issue, the item a Bot might be holding. We discuss refactoring vs rewriting.

OK, I forgot that World references Block class. That's why we read the code before estimating, if we must estimate. Let's break that connection. Result: small progress, but Bear Bites Man.

The demo went well. Someone spotted a dangling thread of connection between server and client. Let's fix that.

It's Tuesday, so tonight is Friday Geeks Night Out. I want to demo something new. Can I get it ready this morning? Surprisingly, yes I can!

The WorldEntity only supports Bots so far. It needs to support Blocks, and whatever other items our world might one day contain. We need a type designation. We run into just a bit of trouble. Long article, nothing to see here.

We consider things to do, pick what seems most urgent, deal with it. We have a decent discussion of estimation, planning, how to know if you're slowing down, and what to do if you are.

I'm really sure we'll get the WorldEntity at least built and tested, and very likely put into play. Or my name's not Bonzo Calrissian. A long road but a simple one. One skipped test and had to update the demo.

Armed with a bit less ignorance we'll try to create and use a new world-side entity. I have ... ideas. Result: This is why story estimation is so fraught.

No, not the fish. An idea about flavors of Blocks. Exploration, Spike, Rollback. Just fine.

We've had good luck with `take` and `drop`. Let's see if Map would like to help World with the `step` method. Some nice improvements ... and a GitGlitch.

In writing, folx refer to Plotters, who plan out the story in advance, and Pantsers, who "fly by the seat of their pants". Which am I? Which are you?

We are told that Colin Chapman used to say "Simplify, then add lightness". Can we do that today?

We have one known thing to work on. Some things to put on the list. And let's see what the code wants.

With World using a separate Bot instance, separate from the ones we use on our nascent client side, we can start making some simplifications. Let's look around. Results mostly good but not all good. Rat hole.

Woot! I believe we have a complete disconnection between the client bot and the world. The world is running its own bot and I'm sure we have no cross-talk. I provide some general observations about this long refactoring, and its general implications.

I do manage to make an important change this morning, but I had hoped for much more. Progress is really quite good but I had fireworks in mind, not just sparklers.