Sugar Maple Software

I still hope to gather my thoughts on C4[1] and share them. However, while I’m gathering, I’d like to redirect everyone to a thoughtful piece by Rich Siegel: Tumbleweeds and Used Car Lots. Pay particular attention to the section where Rich describes how the debates on the internet can easily deteriorate into a situation where the person who shouts with the largest megaphone, rather than the person with the best argument, “wins”.

Last night, C4[1] began. Wolf Rentzsch and Wil Shipley were the speakers. Wil was, well, Wil. Wolf’s talk was interesting and I found myself still thinking about it this morning. Wolf talked about the sea-change that indie developers are experiencing. He believes that indies have much more influence and power since platforms, languages, and interfaces have shifted from the large companies (e.g., Microsoft and Apple) to the web, resulting in a democratization. The lower cost of entry for developers is certainly an example of this trend. However, while I think we’re heading in this direction, we’re not there yet. …

I’m off to C4[1] in a couple of days and am really looking forward to it. I haven’t made the time to prepare for Iron Coder Live at all. Maybe something fun that doesn’t require actually owning an iPhone will strike me in the next couple of days. I’m really looking forward to meeting a number of people in person that I only know via their blogs, e-mail, or IRC. Speaking of IRC, there’s a channel for C4. There’s also a Wiki where attendees can add themselves. I also hope that this conference will help me focus my vision for Sugar Maple Software.