Another weekend of hard work is approaching, and it feels great! I have some cool technology to look forward to, like a brand new ASP.NET 3.5 architecture design and Windows Mobile Web Services along with some plain old WinForms and Reporting Services. The blog title comes from an informal event (read; socialize with beer) every late Friday afternoon that I heard of today. The term refers to "After Ski" which is a similar event after a great day of skiing. There are several reason why I think that it's a great term.

First of all, the idea of relaxing after doing something funny all day, like coding, is a nice concept. That is really how I see it! I take both pride and joy in my work as a developer because I create all day long; how many people do that every day? The creation makes us artists, and that is where most of the pride comes from. Another aspect I like is the focus on code, and the "code" of our business is exactly that - code! We are the modern "workers" that create the products that other people use. We are mostly still craftsmen like most professions a few hundred years ago (shoemakers, tailors, etc), even if parts of our "industry" is moving towards an approach focusing more on customization (building with standard products and components). We are the brain-brawn, and I take pride in that too. In Wikipedia's definition of code you find "...code is a rule for converting a piece of information...into another form or representation...", and that is how I see my role as a developer. I convert business information, according to rules, to another (better) form - applications!

Although I will probably not have much "After Code" this weekend, I think it's a great concept ...