Open Source Handbook

Open Source Handbook reviewed.

File under projects/ Tue Mar 16 23:03:03 CT 2010

make test

Invoking in a project and watching as 1000s of successful tests scroll by, culminating in the message, gives me the same thrill of satisfaction as when I used to paint houses, and having finished a long day of sweaty labor at sanding and chipping old paint off, I could stand back and survey the structure, primed and ready for a fresh coat of paint. It's the anticipation that thrills, in the same way that a trip to the grocery store and a full fridge, or several loads of clean laundry folded and stowed safely away in drawers, thrills me. The knowing that I am prepared, belt cinched tight, all tests successful.

File under projects/ Wed Mar 3 21:56:14 CT 2010

The Patch

John McPhee's Personal History piece is poignant and flashes like a fish in sunlight. Reminded me of the best of Annie Dillard.

File under new yorker/ Tue Mar 2 23:29:47 CT 2010