I have been in, around and on top of computing, data processing and information technology for almost 40 years.
I have seen the hype, the brilliant but flawed products, and small things that silently work silently in the background and no one notices. I have a perspective on technology that few have, having seen it from the outset. I am interested in what really works, not flash in the pan trends. I make an effort to be objective and always like learning.
Done it
I have worked my way up. Soldered the cables, crawled under false floors, re-jigged faulty network equipment, mounted nine track tapes, smelt more isopropyl alcohol than is healthy, built and migrated data centres, managed staff, done security analysis and all of the nitty-gritty that makes up real computing. Done assembler, did C, loved Pascal, even tinkered with COBOL.
I have worked in the public sector, for charities and far too many Banks and financial institutions.
In short, been there, done it, got a mountain of t-shirts!
Learning
Although I sometimes sound cynical, I am rather optimistic. I love technology. It has freed us from so much drudgery and there is always plenty of fascinating stuff to master.
Even when you are old and wizened, it is still possible to learn.
However, nowadays I spend a disproportionate amount of my time writing. Some of it is confidential, much of which I couldn’t publish here. Even mountains of weird and wonderful research, which cannot be mentioned, openly.
Lots of Linux 