I published my first blog post 6 years ago today. I didn’t even notice the fifth anniversary of this blog, so I am going to indulge myself today instead. 277 posts, 3459 (non-spam) comments and over 1.6 million page impressions and I am still here, posting sporadically as time and inspiration allows. Maybe I will still be writing in another 6 years. Maybe not.
Here are some of my favourite posts from the last 6 years, in no particular order:
- The software awards scam
- 10 things non-technical users don’t understand about your software
- If you aren’t embarrassed by v1.0 you didn’t release it early enough
- Where I program
- Unskilled and unaware of it
- The truth about conversion ratios for downloadable software
- Problem exists between keyboard and chair
- 10 questions to ask before you write a single line of code
- Programming in flares
- Interview with a cracker
- How much money will my software make (and what has that got to do with aliens)?
It would be nice to break 2 million impressions. I calculate that this will take approximately another year at the current rate of progress.
I have lots of ideas for new posts. But if there is any subject you, dear reader, would particularly like me to write about – add a comment below. I don’t promise that I will write about it, but I will certainly consider it.
Successful Software 
I would like to hear your thoughts on the rise of mobile and cloud computing, windows 8, apps stores, and the repercussions of all this on the microISV.
I don’t like the way things are heading with Windows 8, app stores and $0.99 being considered expensive. My next product will probably be a B2B SAAS app. I might write a bit more about this at some point. Thanks for the suggestion.
Andy, is it possible to have a blog about writing software with localization in mind. This is a big one for me, writing software which can work in any country. Some of the issues I’ve had to deal with is different currencies, tax rates & the decimal separator. There are other issues I haven’t tackled yet like converting software from English to another spoken language, but I’m sure some have faced these challenges already.
I probably don’t know any more about it than you do, so I am not sure I am very well qualified to write that post. If anyone who is reading this has a lot of experience at localizing software, perhaps you could write a guest post? See:
https://successfulsoftware.net/about/ . Contact me to find out more.