Do you read me?
September 1st, 2003
Well, there you are, blogging, sharing your view on Life, the Universe, and Everything, and you see you've got quite a few hits (more than you expected when you started, anyway), and thus, you are content. You rant a bit about your job, but only because it interests you. After all, it is the thing you wanted to do since you were a kid. You rant a bit about politics, but only because it is "en vogue" to do so, because frankly, you're pretty content with the current Powers that Be. You rant a bit about your wife and kid, but only because you love them so much.
Overall, you're pretty satisfied. You write, you got read.
Overall, you're pretty satisfied. You write, you got read.
And then, you get "new comment added" notifications that read like
Pls send me the most recent Java Interview Questions Thanks.
On a blog entry that rants about the stupidity of searching for interview questions on the net. And you wonder how much people actually read.
I've been thinking about putting a "Java Interview Question" guide together, available for only €100. I would've been a rich man by now.

April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM I read you, but I won't buy your guide ;-) BTW, I guess you mean "happy" when you write "content" (French and English share many words, some of which have totally different meanings)
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM "ContentED" is what I meant... English can be almost French, but not quite. Since neither is my mother tongue, I'm bound to make some mistakes. (Yeah, as if my Dutch is perfect).
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Funny. One of the most popular search referrals for my 'blog is just that: some combination of java / EJB interview questions. The referrals have definitely increased over the last six months. I'm not sure what to make of that.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Java interviews and cropcircles Some people are so much out of this world. Tom has a funny story about his blog on Java job...
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Speaking about trick questions
April 21st, 2008 at 10:17 PM Speaking about trick questions Tom, you're not alone. If you're really thinking about writing that book, I'm willing to assist you.