Someday I’m going to figure out what I did to deserve Joel.
He’s linked to me a few times since I started this site, and he’s probably more responsible than I am for its (mild) success.
The last time he linked, I got about ten thousand referrals from his site.
Ten thousand.
Most of the people were probably disappointed with what they found, but a few might have found the site interesting enough to stick around, and that means more readers which really means more potential for comments (I’ve found comments to be the “real” reason to blog – the interaction takes me back to the days of the BBS - you people say the most interesting things).
This time, Joel hasn’t linked to me – he put me in his book.
It’s called The Best Software Writing – Volume 1, and I somehow got a slot in the lineup (I feel that my inclusion makes the title a bit erroneous, but you won’t catch me complaining).
Do you have any idea what a geeky moment this is? I’m having to bite my tongue (well, my fingers since I’m typing) so that I don’t give a big teary Oscar Acceptance SpeechTM.
I also saw that Leon Bambrick got a bit in there as well. This gives me a warm little glow since I’ve always considered Leon to be the funnier non-American version of me, with the big difference being that he doesn’t post as often as I do (thank the heavens – I don’t need the competition).
So, thanks Joel :) And thanks to the people who nominated/voted me into the book. It probably sounds like I’m going overboard, but this is a proud day for the Rodawgg.
Oh, and go buy the damn thing.