Merci ‘25
Thank you for 2025
Dear Bolu,
This is my last letter of the year, and I don’t have much else to say besides thank you. Thank you!
It’s not been the most productive year of writing these letters. It took a long time to get going. In February, I wrote I Swear and I swore to write more frequently, but that didn’t happen. I had ideas but they were difficult to get out. I started draft after draft, but that was all they were.
Then came September, an intense month. It bled into October—into The Man, my second letter of the year. I’ve been on schedule since, usually with some help and a few close shaves. Okaay, they were all close shaves (shhhhh). In the new year, I will reduce the frequency of close shaves, and do well to publish earlier in the day. So help me, God. I did have a lot of fun with Rẹ̀mílẹ́kún and Irun Orí. I hope you did, too.
Also, if you’re looking for fresh publications to read this holiday or next year, you could check out
Engineering with Temi for software engineering matters
A Letter or Two for a letter or two (they are more than two, by the way)
Ravanjie for—well, it’s hard to pin down
Moon6eam for music and musings
SEWB for more software engineering matters (I write this one)
Finally, if you’d like to read (and write) more long-form content in the exploration of an idea or an argument, check out essayforessay.com. It’s new and there’s not a lot going on there yet. However, I’ll be writing a few essays there next year so keep an eye on it.
Once again, thank you for reading and engaging with my letters. May the new year be kind to us all, and may we be kinder to each other.
Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to you, dear friend.
Fin.
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Write you soon, merci!
- Wolemercy
Thank you for 2025. And for the shootout!
Thank you, Wole. ❤️❤️