Only fools and early adopters
Every time the urge to be an “early adopter” comes over me, I should turn to the nearest mirror and slap myself silly. The mirror, at least, will make sure that my aim is true. Even after more than two decades of mucking around in the mudpits of computer software, my immediate reaction to a newer version of a program is that there must I go. As soon as possible. Could this be symptomatic of a patience disorder?
I’m getting wiser, and I tend to “sandbox” more often than before. The latest, greatest version of WordPress was dropped in reach last evening, and I had downloaded a copy before the paint was dry on the broadsheet. Happily my “secondary” server was close at hand, so I could test. Of course, my jimcrack theme has a flaw (like the clay pot that shattered on the weekend), so it didn’t play nicely with others.
Then, this morning, the gang at Slashdot were crowing about a suspicious feature in version 2.3, where the software sends a certain amount of site-specific data back to the “mothership” for the edification of the development team. Do they really need to know about me, every twelve hours. Even my parents weren’t that much in control of my comings and goings.
I’m going to wait this one out. Really. I may have to sit on my hands and pretend that it’s good for my posture, but this blog will wait until certain issues are resolved before any more major code changes take place. Of course, I might verify if my plug-ins are up to date. After all, my patience disorder needs therapy.
