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Not too long ago, a copy of Randall Munroe’s “Thing Explainer” made its way around the SolarWinds office—passing from engineering to marketing to development to the Head Geeks, and even to management. Amid chuckles of appreciation, we recognized Munroe had struck upon a deeper truth: as IT practitioners, we’re often asked…
One of the things I like most about the writing challenge is we’ve set it at a time when many of us are either “off” (because how many of us in tech are ever REALLY “off”) or at least find ourselves with a few extra compute cycles to devote to something fun. This week, more than any so far, has shown this to be true.…
Week 2 of the challenge has brought even more insights and wisdom than I imagined - although I should have expected it, given how incredible the THWACK community is day after day, year in and year out. As a reminder, you can find all the posts here: December Writing Challenge 2019 I also wanted to take a moment to to talk…
We’re more than halfway through the challenge now, and I’m simply blown away by the quality of the responses. While I’ve excerpted a few for each day, you really need to walk through the comments to get a sense of the breadth and depth. You’ll probably hear me say it every week, but thank you to everyone who has taken time…
December Writing Challenge Week 5 Recap And with these last four words, the 2019 writing challenge comes to a close. I know I’ve said it a couple of times, but even so, I cannot express enough my gratitude and appreciation for everyone who took part in the challenge this year—from the folks who run the THWACK community, to…
The 2019 Writing Challenge got off to an amazing start and I’m grateful to everyone who contributed their time, energy, and talent both as the lead writers and commenters. The summary below offers up just a sample of the amazing and insightful ways in which IT pros break down difficult concepts and relate them—not just to…
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