Howdy! I'm Mark Nelson, and I'm the Tech Lead for the next release of Solaris, and an avid rock climber.
Many of my work friends (and most of my family, for that matter) think I'm crazy because I climb. In particular, they don't understand why anybody would voluntarily spend the night on a portaledge suspended hundreds of feet above the ground.
My rock climbing friends, on the other hand, think I'm crazy because I sought out a position at work that was guaranteed to require long hours and high availability. They don't understand why anybody would voluntarily give up climbing time to sit in front of a computer.
I've decided they're all wrong. Or maybe they're all right. Or perhaps it really doesn't matter, because I love my job and I love my dangerous hobby.
Check in once a while over the course of the release; I'll be writing more about both.
--Mark
