Paul Stovell says…

There’s a nice graphic that comes up every few months at Readify. It takes the major technology areas in the market, and breaks them into how much we care about each respective area. Like any company our resources are limited, so it’s a good way to remember what to concentrate our time on.

As individual developers, we face the same problem. Every day new technologies arrive and new information is published. How do we decide how to allocate our time?

I thought I would build the same graphic for myself. Here’s how it came out:

Here’s what each area means:

• Stovell Core
  These are things I enjoy, care about, and follow as much as I can. When news breaks in these areas, I try to stay on top. I like to think I’m an expert in some of them, and have strong opinions on the rest.
• Stovell Non-core
  I find myself working with these things, or have a minor interest in them, but tend to follow announcements occasionally. I have opinions and will probably complain if I don’t like certain aspects of them, but I’m not about to start evangelizing them.
• I don’t care
  The only time I spend in these things is to decide whether I care or not. I created a Twitter account, for example, but I don’t really use it nor do I read anyone I subscribe to. I don’t pay much attention to the Live space, except by using Live Writer and MSN Messenger. I prefer not to work in any of these areas.

What are your areas of interest? How do you decide how to allocate your time?

It’s time for a blog meme: I nominate Tatham Oddie, Omar Besiso, Mitch Denny, Damian Edwards and Steven Nagy.

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