First entry in the TinkSoft grimoire.
The plan is simple, and a little terrifying to put in writing: build software, and keep an honest record of the work while it happens. The things that worked, and the things that fizzled. Those especially, because those are the ones I’d otherwise quietly forget.
what to expect
Short entries, posted often. What went right this week, or what didn’t. The bug that took three evenings to chase down when it should have taken ten minutes, and how good it felt to finally corner it. Decisions and the reasons behind them, written down before hindsight rewrites the story into something cleaner than it really was.
the oaths
Three rules I’m holding myself to.
- Post the entry even when the entry is “I got stuck.”
- Never rewrite an old entry to look wiser after the fact.
- Ship something every week. A tiny thing counts.
See you in the next one.