It’s been a long time since I’ve posted. One reason is that work has been taking large portion of my time, which is a good thing, generally. However, since I’ve been spending almost all of time I have available for programming on work, and that work is all proprietary, there’s been little material available to share with you, gentle reader.
Therefore, I’m changing the focus of this blog. The new focus will be on clarity and simplicity – in thinking, in programming, in life. These qualities are notoriously difficult to achieve, especially in complex systems like software or our own lives. It’s certainly a struggle for me, but one I’m passionate about. I’d like to share the books, techniques, etc. that help me find simplicity and clarity, and invite others to do the same.
The new look of this blog is also a simplification. The first version of my blog worked with software I’d written myself. After some time I had to admit I didn’t have time to both write blog software and write for the blog. So I switched to some content management software, based on the notion that I wanted to build an interesting web site that would require lots of things beyond a blog. I installed a beta version because I thought I’d rather get the latest and greatest, and I’d want to tweak and extend the software, so a developer’s version would be fine. Turns out I didn’t have time for that either. Now, I’m using a supported version of a program specifically focused on blogging, and my focus will be solely on finding and writing good content. Simple.
To bring simplification into my own life, I’ve been shedding non-essential responsibilities. If I don’t want to be spending time on something, I examine whether it really needs to be done the way I do it, or even if it needs to be done at all. Obviously I used to think it was important or I would never have started doing it. What has changed? My attitude? The expectations of society? The available tools? Answering these questions can help me find a way out, I hope….BTW, I like the new look of the site.