O’Reilly: A Must Read
A lot of my time is spent figuring out how to do things, how to configure, how to install etc.
But, where is the Internet going? What kind of a world are we creating as we write code?
This article, by Tim O’Reilly, is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the latest trends.
This is the playing field, as Tim sees it. This is the ground companies are fighting to occupy. This is what their strategies address, and what their tactics are about.
Happy reading.
Everything old . . .
I have been blogging for five years – not regularly, but this has been a place to keep my thoughts, and to share them. Overall, blogging has been satisfying. Therefore, if I can, I would like to continue another five years.
Today, I am launching a new look, based on a dependable template from Elegant Themes. What it lacks in bells and whistles, it makes up for by being clean, efficient, easy to manage and html compliance.
Last week, I turned fifty. Wow! I wrote my first line of code in 1977, and I have owned a personal computer since 1982. I still love programming, and I am still excited about new things. So, I am going to blog some more. If I play it right, my career is going to change course this year.
I face the following challenges:
- I am aging – I rarely work with programmers my own age.
- Consulting with government clients is not as challenging as I would like.
- My work has stopped being fun.
- I see no chance to achieve anything worthwhile doing what I am doing.
It is no secret that I identify with Don Quixote – I even named my bike Rocinante, after his horse. So, it’s time to find an adventure. Let us go, Sancho. My enemies are not as imaginary as they seem.
First, I am going to reorganize and purge some of content, and create some new categories.