You don’t need to work on hard problems (2020)
I enjoy doing pedestrian stuff; really, really well.<p>Most of my work is open-source, as I don&#x27;t really do anything particularly innovative or patent-worthy.<p>Most of the value in my work is <i>how</i> I do it.<p>I work carefully, document the living bejeezus out of my work, test like crazy, and spend a lot of time &quot;polishing the fenders.&quot;<p>This is something that anyone can do. It just takes patience, discipline, and care.<p>I&#x27;m weird. I enjoy the end results enough to take the time to do the job well.<p>It&#x27;s been my experience that the way I work is deeply unpopular. Some people actually seem to get offended, when I discuss how I work.<p>Go figure.