PROJECT UPDATE
What changed
Spent part of Saturday putting together a very basic version of this.
The problem is simple enough. I’m checking several different places for information, and most of the time there’s nothing new. But when something does show up, timing matters.
So I wanted to see if I could get the checking itself off my plate.
The first version is pretty crude. It runs through the sources, pulls the information, and emails me every time it checks.
There are already a few errors I need to clean up, and the emails are obviously going to get annoying if this runs the way I think it will.
That’s fine for now. I’m not trying to make it pretty yet. I just wanted to know if I could get the basic process working.
I can.
For now, I’m going to leave it alone for a bit and see what breaks.
Evidence
- Automated checks are running across multiple sources.
- Results are being delivered by email after each check.
- Several early errors have already been identified.
- Manual checking has started to decrease, but I am still reviewing the output regularly.