I've recently started writing a book, something that I've always wanted to do, and this is my attempt at documenting my journey.
I remember the feeling that I had when I finished my university thesis; after a year of intense study, writing and re-writing, I had finally come up with this large body of work bundled nicely together in a binder. Although I was pretty worn out, it felt great that I had actually accomplished the task. Ever since that moment, it's been hard to say that I've actually completed anything.
I suppose that taking on this project is my way of trying to regain that feeling. When you write software for a living, it's hard to actually finish anything. You can certainly write great code, or code that fulfils a certain task, but there's always something to add.
There's also something about writing which makes you question everything about your thought process. I find that I'm most critical of myself when I write my thoughts down, which usually holds me back from fini