Ask HN: Where is Steve Yegge?
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In his writting, Steve seemed painfully aware of the pass of time. Said things like... having only a handful more of 5 year blocks of life to invest wisely, or... working at Google because life's so short to waste at a day job that do not let you exploit your full potential. He is a smart guy, but somehow he seems concerned of being so far away from greatness.
My personal take is that he realized those who can, do; and the others just blog about it.
My personal take is that he realized those who can, do; and the others just blog about it.
When he was on the Stack Overflow podcast a while back he said that he was going to be finished blogging shortly thereafter. That was about a year ago.
Correct. In the last entry I referenced, he opened saying, "We're getting close to the end of my blog. After today's entry, I only have three left to write. After that, I'll only blog anonymously or (more likely) not at all."
Not only that, but the most recent approved comment was half a year ago and I haven't seen any murmurs or hints of Steve's online presence since then. So I'm starting to wonder: Where is Steve Yegge?
Has he gone stealth and started blogging anonymously? Is he being silent while on a skunkwork a la Building 49? Did he decide to finish his series in the form of a book? I don't know. I figure someone who works at Google or knows him personally might read this and know what's up with him though.
If he's gone stealth: I appreciate his writing and insights and would like to keep seeing fresh work from him. I'm willing not to share his identity/presence to protect him from trolling. At the very least, it would be nice to know he's alive and well! Please share what you know.