The Way of the Artisan

The Way of the carpenter is to become proficient in the use of his tools, first to lay his plans with a true measure and then perform his work according to plan. —A Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

Those words were written around 1645 and they are timeless. To a professional, there is a clear workmanlike path leading a project from inception to completion. Whether the creation is physical or virtual, the craftsman has the moral obligation to follow that path with a sure step, thus consistently producing a superior product as a matter of course. The measure of success is in the quality of the results and nowhere else.

Virtual crafting is a way of doing a job that inevitably leads to the best possible result; no other end is possible for those who follow this path.


Please note that I have been working with Darrell King and the Web Center for the past 3 1/2 years with regard to my web programming needs. As I initially found Darrell through a search engine and without any references, and because he was far from our base of operations, I was a bit hesitant to use his services. Those concerns quickly faded however when I began to realize that quality and my complete satisfaction were Darrell's only concern on every step of my projects. I had worked with other programmer's before who were obviously bright and could talk a good game, but who never quite succeeded in finishing projects, or in handing over a final product that resembled the original goal. As I have only a minimal technical understanding of some of the issues involved in our projects, Mr. King 's ability to explain the processes involved is much appreciated. The bottom line is that our work is completed on time, successfully and at reasonable cost. The net result is that the applications built by Mr. King have enabled our business to be more efficient, grow and compete with the big boys. And the fact that Mr. King is not in our neighborhood is a non issue as he is extremely responsive to email communication which has worked quite well for us. If you need sophisticated web programming and reliability, Darrell King and the Web Center are strongly recommended.

—Arnie Gruskin
Virtual Crafting