My history of web development goes back a little over ten years. In that time, I've really not built things as well as I'd have preferred. One thing that never changed is that I continued learning and trying new things. But maybe I didn't try enough new things, and held onto older things simply because "Hey, I built that." Sporkblog is a part of that, despite it being the only project I've really stuck with. I've been questioning whether I should continue work on Sporkblog or if I should move onto something that can teach me more.

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It's been a little while since I've posted. Much of my time has been spent on reddit, since I finally caved and got an account over there. I've also been working more on my K&R exercises and working my way through Metroid Prime 3 to get all the goodies. Hypermode is pretty tough, even for me! I died five times on the Mogenar drone battle, when Veteran difficulty didn't give me any real issues! It's certainly worth playing through if you enjoy a good challenge like me.

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The build is finished! I built it on May 28th and have spent most of my computer time configuring it ever since. Here's a rundown of what's under the hood:

• ASUS M4A88TD-M, AM3 880G, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, USB 3.0
• G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1333 (2x4GB)
• 2TB HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 3.5"
• AMD Phenom IIx6 1090T Black Edition 3.2 GHz, hexcore

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I suspect some people may take notice of this some time, so I decided to answer the question pre-emptively:

Why don't any of your reviews contain scores?

Short Answer

Scores defeat the point of writing a review. My thoughts are not easily shoved into a numeric mold.

Long Answer

When you read a review for something, what matters? If you answered "score," you're wrong. Someone could post a negative review with a top score, or a positive review with an abysmal score. There are two primary questions that should be answered in every good review:

• Would you recommend this product to someone else?
• What reasons do you have to support your opinion?

It's really that simple. That's why a lot of sites have gone to "Yay" or "Nay" systems; they're simple and they allow for greater expression instead of mulling over which specific number to assign to it.

My reviews follow this principle. I urge readers to follow this elegant simplicity and do the same for their reviews.