A coder’s birthday present…
I hope you'll excuse me, but I'm going to get personal for a moment...
After spending a great morning talking about Android, lamenting car problems and happily discussing life in general with Spencer, and after enjoying a great birthday lunch with my colleagues (at which they sang, and the diner lady offered up a free slice of Godiva cheesecake), I got home and found a new email: Deacon has its first issue.
I imagine most folks would see "[GitHub] New Issue" in their inbox and groan, then perhaps click into the message with trepidation or dread - but I count this issue among the nicest birthday gifts I've received this year. Why? Because I'm pretty new at this whole "software engineering" thing, and the fact that someone out there is taking an active interest in what my friends and I have created is really, really encouraging. Maybe that's just me being a touch narcissistic, but it feels good to know that another engineer is interested enough in our project to try it out.
Though I'm not [yet] a parent, I imagine this is a bit akin to seeing your kid spit up for the first time. Sure, it's gross and it smells funny, but damned if you're not just a bit proud that it's your kid that made that mess!
(Image: Wikimedia Commons, public domain)
