Ah, the obligatory Hello, World post – the essential first post for any brand-new programming blog.
On the other hand, is this a programming blog? I’m a software developer, sure, and I wouldn’t be surprised if programming and development topics make an appearance from time to time. But I’m interested in other things as well, so this blog is likely to turn into an eclectic mix. Supposedly, that’s a "bad" idea – at least if you want to have a popular blog (according to something by somebody I read once – I’m too lazy at the moment to go find it) – a narrow focus is the key to building a following. That’s probably good advice, but since I’m mostly doing this for my own enjoyment, I think it’s advice I’ll ignore for the time being.
It’s possible this blog will acquire more focus as time goes on, but for now, I’ll be happy if I can avoid the three-posts-and-out path of the typical blogger John Scalzi talks about. In order to help avoid this, I think I’ll see if I can’t get 3 posts added today. With any luck, even assuming an amazingly short attention span on my part, that will at least ensure I have enough momentum to make it to four posts, thus escaping the masses and proving myself a real blogger. Or something. Stay tuned for a picture of my cat.
