Last weekend I made some interesting new software development experiences. I started to implement the possibility to switch between various rolloff models in
irrKlang, the free sound engine I am working on, which was pretty easy because irrKlang internaly is not limited to the DirectSound way sounds are output in 3D. The only problem: I couldn't hear anything. Not that irrKlang or Windows or my speakers didn't output anything, the sound waves just didn't reach myself - they got stuck somewhere between my ears and my brain. The reason was that there happened this
In Extremo concert the day before, and it looks like we were standing a bit to close to the loudspeakers (
long story explained here, german). So yes - programming a sound engine without the ability to hear is a bit.. stupid.
Fortunately, about 2 days later I had regained nearly 100% of my sense of hearing, and tried out irrKlang to test what I wrote before. And everything worked as expected, hurray. :)
So did I invent a new software development paradigm -
as I did before - again? Going to call it 'extremo programming'. Only possible up two days after attending an In Extremo concert. :)
Nah, you just got used to being deaf. :P