2010 in review: the automated analysis...

Posted by: Matt Stine on January 2, 2011

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Fresher than ever.

Crunchy numbers

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A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats.

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 6,600 times in 2010. That’s about 16 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 15 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 115 posts. There were 24 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 979kb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was June 4th with 139 views. The most popular post that day was Don’t build software that’s TOO smart!.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were agile.dzone.com, java.dzone.com, twitter.com, Google Reader, and javablogs.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for matt stine, groovy http post, groovy post, groovy url post, and groovy url encode.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

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                [Don't build software that's TOO smart!](http://mattstine.com/2010/06/03/dont-build-software-thats-too-smart/) June 2010

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2

                [Groovy: Post to a URL](http://mattstine.com/2009/04/25/groovy-post-to-a-url/) April 2009

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3

                [Resume](http://mattstine.com/resume/) March 2009

4

                [Deploying Grails with Groovy](http://mattstine.com/2009/03/29/deploying-grails-with-groovy/) March 2009

5

                [LOTY Time Again: Scala or Clojure?!?!](http://mattstine.com/2009/04/02/loty-time-again-scala-or-clojure/) April 2009

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Matt Stine

About Matt Stine

My passion is taking a metaphysical approach to software engineering: what is the nature of the collaborative game that we continuously play, and are there better, more contextually-aware ways to play that game?

By day I lead a team tasked with taking a first-principles-centric approach to intentionally enabling programming language usage at the largest bank in the United States.

By night I write and teach my way through a masterclass in software engineering and architecture targeting early-career software engineers working in large-scale enterprise technology organizations.

What is the primary goal?

To win the game. More seriously: to get 1% better every day at providing business value through software.

Who am I?

I'm a 22-year veteran of the enterprise software industry. I've played almost every role I can imagine:

  • Software Engineer
  • Software Architect
  • Technical Lead
  • Engineering Manager
  • Consultant
  • Product Manager
  • Field CTO
  • Developer Advocate
  • Conference Speaker
  • Author
  • Technical Trainer
  • Technical Marketer
  • Site Reliability Engineer
  • Desktop Support Specialist

I've worked at Fortune 500 companies, a tenacious teal cloud startup, and a not-for-profit children's hospital. I've written a book, and I've hosted a podcast. I've learned a lot along the way, including many things I wish I'd known when I first got started. And so now I want to pass those learnings on to you, especially if you've only just begun your career.