There’s something about code. Programming a computer to do what I want is one of the most rewarding intellectual experiences I know of. With the right tools and language, it’s possible to accomplish anything. You could build The Next Big Thing, make an operating system, a music player, a blog engine, Facebook, Twitter, or anything else that you can think of. The tools to do so are at your finger tips. One (wo)man, his computer and the Internet, being able to disrupt the order of things on a global scale. That is what I call power!
This blog will be about my experience as a software developer and coder. I’ll cover tools that I use, code that I’ve written, bugs that have bit me and languages that are fascinating to me. I can’t promise perfect code in my examples. If you spot mistakes or know of better ways to accomplish things, please leave a comment.
Why should you listen to me? Well, to quote Jeff Atwood:
There’s absolutely no reason any of you should listen to me!
I started out coding BASIC and some assembly on my C64 back in the beginning of the nineties, then switched to a PC and did some Pascal, Visual Basic and PHP. Then I got my MSc in Computer Science, and software development has been my bread and butter since 2001. I have been coding C++, Java, C# and Python, but do not claim to be an all-knowing expert in any of these languages. So that’s my experience; take my ramblings for what they are.
