From 60b3a12a01c84b1fab69adcda0c17c8c79cba788 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:22:35 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98:=2020190913=20Taking=20a=20y?= =?UTF-8?q?ear=20to=20explain=20computer=20things?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20190913 Taking a year to explain computer things.md --- ...aking a year to explain computer things.md | 63 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20190913 Taking a year to explain computer things.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20190913 Taking a year to explain computer things.md b/sources/tech/20190913 Taking a year to explain computer things.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..43dae546ad --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20190913 Taking a year to explain computer things.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +[#]: collector: (lujun9972) +[#]: translator: ( ) +[#]: reviewer: ( ) +[#]: publisher: ( ) +[#]: url: ( ) +[#]: subject: (Taking a year to explain computer things) +[#]: via: (https://jvns.ca/blog/2019/09/13/a-year-explaining-computer-things/) +[#]: author: (Julia Evans https://jvns.ca/) + +Taking a year to explain computer things +====== + +I’ve been working on explaining computer things I’m learning on this blog for 6 years. I wrote one of my first posts, [what does a shell even do?][1] on Sept 30, 2013. Since then, I’ve written 11 zines, 370,000 words on this blog, and given 20 or so talks. So it seems like I like explaining things a lot. + +### tl;dr: I’m going to work on explaining computer things for a year + +Here’s the exciting news: I left my job a month ago and my plan is to spend the next year working on explaining computer things! + +As for why I’m doing this – I was talking through some reasons with my friend Mat last night and he said “well, sometimes there are things you just feel compelled to do”. I think that’s all there is to it :) + +### what does “explain computer things” mean? + +I’m planning to: + + 1. write some more zines (maybe I can write 10 zines in a year? we’ll see! I want to tackle both general-interest and slightly more niche topics, we’ll see what happens). + 2. work on some more interactive ways to learn things. I learn things best by trying things out and breaking them, so I want to see if I can facilitate that a little bit for other people. I started a project around this in May which has been on the backburner for a bit but which I’m excited about. Hopefully I’ll release it soon and then you can try it out and tell me what you think! + + + +I say “a year” because I think I have at least a year’s worth of ideas and I can’t predict how I’ll feel after doing this for a year. + +### how: run a business + +I started a corporation almost exactly a year ago, and I’m planning to keep running my explaining-things efforts as a business. This business has been making more than I made in my first programming job (that is, definitely enough money to live on!), which has been really surprising and great (thank you!). + +some parameters of the business: + + * I’m not planning to hire employees or anything, it’ll just be me and some (awesome) freelancers. The biggest change I have in mind is that I’m hoping to find a freelance editor to help me with editing. + * I also don’t have any specific plans for world domination or to work 80-hour weeks. I’m just going to make zines & things that explain computer concepts and sell them on the internet, like I’ve been doing. + * No commissions or consulting work, just building ideas I have + + + +It’s been pretty interesting to learn more about running a small business and so far I like it more than I thought I would. (except for taxes, which I like exactly as much as I thought I would) + +### that’s all! + +I’m excited to keep making explanations of computer things and to have more time to do it. This blog might change a bit away from “here’s what I’m learning at work these days” and towards “here are attempts at explaining things that I mostly already know”. It’ll be different! We’ll see how it goes! + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://jvns.ca/blog/2019/09/13/a-year-explaining-computer-things/ + +作者：[Julia Evans][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://jvns.ca/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://jvns.ca/blog/2013/09/30/hacker-school-day-2-what-does-a-shell-even-do/