I pretty much work by plunging in with a vague plan and then refactoring as it becomes clear. Although if I was to take on a major project with a clear goal I would do a huge amount of planning. In this case it was a tool I wanted to use in a very short time, so planning was out of the question really - same for testing. It's as if I was making Word simply because I wanted to create one text document. I've got the thing done and it's usable, but if it was a man he would be covered in bandages and plasters and popping pills every hour for the pain. I'm really looking forward to having some free time so I can roll up my sleeves and hack it to pieces and make it the nice neat code it could be.