I recently asked how people would describe this Secure Mac Programming blog were they trying to tell someone else they should read it. Of all the answers, the one that most succinctly sums up the trouble with the old name is from Alan:
@secboffin Not Just Secure, Not Just Mac, Not Just Programming.
I’m probably in the midst of some existential crisis, having spent a couple of years thinking and writing about philosophy, ethics, and the social responsibility of my work and its context. It’s clear that I’m dealing with some conflict, and it doesn’t look like reconciliation is an option.
Often I write about ideas that are still knocking around my head, such that I never come to any conclusion. I’ve used multiple choice conclusions, conclusions that appear to be from a different argument, and have concluded that my entire argument may or may not be useful.
This is just something I need to work out: what do I think I do, what do other people think I do, what parts of that do I like and dislike, are there other things I would like, can I replace the disliked parts with the liked parts, and so on. I write it here as you may have related ideas, or you may be thinking about the same things yourself and benefit from knowing that other people are, too.
What I know includes a list of things that currently interest me:
- the intersection of object-oriented and functional programming styles
- ways to make computers do things that aren’t just programming
- understanding the things we shouldn’t need to reinvent
- programming and its integration into human endeavour as a social science
With all that in mind, I’m happy to introduce the beginning of a slow rebranding of this blog. It is now called the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programmers, and can be found at https://www.sicpers.info/ in addition to its previous home at http://blog.securemacprogramming.com.
I do not intend to remove the old domain or break existing feed subscriptions. Over time (basically, as I work out how to do it) I’ll migrate links, feed entries and so on to reference the new domain, and the age-old updated mission of the blog.
