“The making of things is in my heart from my own making by Thee.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

Hi, I’m Jud. It’s been several years since I’ve blogged consistently, but having been inspired by John Sonmez’s Soft Skills, I’ve decided to get back in the game.

The blog title comes from the story of the creation of the dwarves by Aulë in Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. I love the idea that as God’s image bearers we are to called to be sub-creators in the universe He has made. Though we often fall short of His ideals, somehow He still graciously accepts our work.

Specifically I see my calling in the area of software craftsmanship, and thus I expect topics here to hew fairly close to the world of programming, though I’m not promising there won’t be a few rabbit trails from time to time. Hopefully what I write here will be useful to some, or at least mildly entertaining.

And with that, time’s up for today. Tomorrow expect my first “real” post, on why I love Python.