Published Jun 17, 2005
For some reason, in about the middle of the afternoon, I became nostalgic for one of my past lives. For three years, I was part-owner of a Web and print design studio; during that time, I did (among other things) back-end development for Web sites. I learned, and taught others, how to write code on listservs, and, for many years, a search for “Wade Armstrong” on Google would show up my many posts. Some of them even clever and smart. But they’re slowly disappearing as old discussion lists get archived or go dark.
So I spent a chunk of this evening looking at some of my old listserv posts on Google. What a set of memories! Posts on browser compatability, on security, on SQL, on automating e-mail, on dynamic user interfaces, and more.
You know what, I was kind of smart. Reading these posts, I might have actually known what I was doing! But I left that life behind, choosing a new lifestyle and a new set of challenges. Still, I sometimes think of Ray Costanzo, Shawn K. Hall, rudy, and .jeff. Boy, it was sure fun learning — and posting snarky answers — with them.