about Mark...

[Mark Waddingham]

> I asked the same question on ChatRev the other day. Eventually we
> pretty much agreed that Mark is probably doing what he is paid for:
> overseeing the programming team, thinking about what are the most
> important issues and how to solve them. The latter part probably makes
> him more involved with the community. I don't know whether Mark sees
> it this way, but it seems to be a good development.

I'd like to think I've been doing what I've been 'paid for' the entire 
time - even if not directly visible to the community ;)

However, you are pretty much 'on the button' in what you say. The fact 
we now have a well established, highly competent team means that I can 
spend perhaps a little less time actually coding and a little more time 
thinking and interacting. (Of course, a shrewd observer might say that 
this is down to me divesting myself of my innate 
micro-managing-control-freak tendencies as I get older - and there might 
be some truth in that too).

Now, as yet, I can't guarantee that there won't be periods where I do 
'disappear' for a time - some of the things we are doing are quite big 
and complex and whilst thinking about how to solve the problems that 
present themselves I might be availed of a little more 'do something 
else time'. However, when I do enter a period of 'intense' coding I tend 
not to look up for air much.

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Mark Waddingham ~ mark at livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
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