I find this relaxing..
Take a problem space and map it out as a directed graph.
Connect bits (nodes) together, one connection at a time:
Red -> Green; Green -> Blue; Blue -> Red;
connects these colours in a triangle of associations. Other connections are possible.
Last Friday. My day off. My unpaid, day off work.
I was thinking about work…
I was thinking about all the things that go into a platform.
And I ended up thinking that a platform was no more than a series of related decisions
And it all got too weird and wolly.
But before then, I chilled out with this:
digraph g {
node [shape = record,height=.1];
service_stack;
servers -> service_stack;
onsite_servers -> servers;
hosted_servers -> servers;
physical_servers -> onsite_servers;
virtual_servers -> onsite_servers;
virtual_servers -> hosted_servers;
native_operating_systems -> physical_servers;
os_x -> native_operating_systems;
win -> native_operating_systems;
linux -> native_operating_systems;
virtual_operating_systems -> virtual_servers;
linux -> virtual_operating_systems;
java_vm -> os_x;
java_vm -> win;
java_vm -> linux;
community_java_projects -> java_vm;
community_ruby_projects -> jruby;
community_rails_projects -> rails;
java -> java_vm;
jruby ->java_vm;
rails -> jruby;
web -> rails;
mobile -> rails;
android -> mobile;
iphone -> mobile;
mobile_web -> mobile;
connect -> rails;
}
It doesn’t represent something real – just some thoughts. Note the weak spot.
If I can figure out why mephisto aint letting me get to assets then I’ll post the rendered version up. Otherwise, please use graphviz.
