Pretty much everybody I talk to at my job works practically next to me, in development or QA. The bad part is that never talking to end users or customers means I don’t have any wacky Stupid, Stupid End-User stories to tell on my internet journal (like everybody else with an internet journal). The good part… well, that’s pretty much self-evident.
Dear gentle reader: this blog has been operating continuously since I was a teenager. The writing below is at least a decade old. In that time every molecule of my body has been replaced, along with many foolish ideas and flighty beliefs. I want to keep some of those things public out of an honesty and humility I owe the world. I trust you to carry that context with you.