WalkingRandomly is 5 years old today
My first post on WalkingRandomly was on 20th August 2007 and, to be honest, I had no idea what I was going to write about or if I would keep at it; I certainly didn’t think that I would still be going strong 5 years later. Although I love to write, there is one reason why I keep on pounding out the posts here…you!
To all commenters, twitter followers, emailers and anyone else who has contacted me over the last 5 years regarding this blog….THANK YOU! Without you, I would have given up years ago because no one wants to write reams of stuff that doesn’t get read.
There are various things one could write about for a post like this. Maybe I could post reader statistics for example or discuss what I’ve got out of blogging over the last few years. Alternatively, I could go down the route of posting links to some of the posts I’m most proud of (or otherwise!). I considered all these things but realised that what was most important to me was just to say thank you to all of you.
Thanks!
No, thank YOU! You make an awesome blog, concise and simple yet thoughtful and informative, I really appreciate how you don’t just limit yourself to forward information about a feature or a finding but you actually try it in real hardware with real code. It makes my day when I see in my reader that there’s a new “month of math software”! And also it has been an inspiration for my own blog! I look forward for another 5 years of awesome random walk! =)
Thanks Jorge. Just took a look at your blog..loving the code and the plots even though I don’t speak your natural language :)
I second Jeorge’s post. This blog is incredibly interesting, not excessively technical yet informative enough to get our hands “dirty” and experiment with Mike’s suggestions. I loved it immediately. Keep up the good work!
Happy 5th year! And I must also say: Thanks to you!
Your information has been important for me and others.
bye
I found this website last year. It is my lost that I didn’t know it earlier.
Thank you for all you work.
I hope I’ll be writing a 10 year thank you note, keep up the good work!
Wishing you (on behalf of your blog) a happy birthday, Mike – nicely written, full of good sense and always interesting!
Congratulations on 5 years, Mike! I make a point of it to check weekly for updates on your blog. Keep the good stuff coming!
Congrats and thanks for lending me your blog from time to time!