I’d like to wish the readers of my blog a very happy New Year and much success in 2012.
I thought I’d take a few minutes to reflect on why I blog. After all, I don’t get paid for it. I haven’t written any books, I don’t speak at conferences, and blogging is not part of my job. Actually, I’m pretty much a no-name in the industry. Just another C# coder swimming in the vast sea of technological talent.
So why do it?
Well… it’s because I like it.
Actually, I like programming more, but when I come across something really challenging at work and solve it, or when I learn about a new technique that I find really useful, I find that writing about it enhances my understanding of the subject.
So maybe blogging is a selfish thing. 
But actually, I truly appreciate when someone teaches me something new that helps me in my job (whether it be a colleague, an author of a book, or another blogger) and I find it rewarding when I publish a blog post and someone learns something from it, solves a problem, etc. And it’s even more rewarding when someone leaves me a note to thank me.
So maybe that’s another selfish aspect of blogging. I like being thanked for helping someone out. 
Anyway, enough reflections on blogging and my place in the blogosphere. If you’ve read this far, I hope you like my blog and you’ve found my posts to be useful. I can’t promise to post every week (it’s tough with a day job), but I hope to continue enough to keep this blog useful and enjoyable for both you and me.
Have a great 2012!!!
