If I want to write about CS education and concurrency, I can write about it on the Transterpreter weblog.
If I want to write about things happening in the CS world “at large,” I can use the Untyping weblog.
Now, when I want to write about cool things in Greenfoot, I can use On Walkabout with Greenfoot.
I still dream of turning CS-ED.org into a collaborative, group weblog written by CS Educators.
The truth is, I actually like having these obvious contexts for writing; whether anyone reads these things is another matter entirely. However, I enjoy my work on the Transterpreter, and having a place to put that content (that makes sense) is great. Likewise, I’m very excited about On Walkabout; I think it’s a great way to explore a new piece of software, and perhaps come up with some good material for teaching and learning besides. And who knows—perhaps I can still make CS-ED.org work.
Eh, we’ll see. I was, in some ways, wondering if I wanted to let this weblog go. Then again, perhaps I shouldn’t; we’ll see. If nothing else, this is a roundabout way to encourage people who are interested in teaching, microworlds, and Java, to start reading Walkabout. And for everyone else, if you wonder where the words are going, it’s just that they’re usually not going here.