My enthusiasm for maintaining this blog is fading. Not because I don't like to blog and discover new things, but because I'm not discovering anything new. The root of my lack-of-discovery phase is because my day job has become incredibly boring. Not because of what I'm doing, but because I'm not doing anything. Sure, there's documentation and JavaDoc cleanup to do - but this stuff numbs the mind. There's no compiling. There's no joy in making something work. I'll be onto a new gig soon since next Friday is my last day. And I'll tell you what - I can't freakin' wait.
The deeper root of the problem is my obsession with productivity. Even though I'm getting paid to "mothball" the project, I feel inadequate for not learning anything new. I need to be productive to enjoy my day at work. Isn't that sad?!
If I'm good, I'll convince myself to be unproductive and to take a week or two off before starting the next cool project. From August 15th - September 1st, that's my goal. Who knows if my future employer/client will go for it, but it sure would be nice.
Tomcat 5.0.6 Alpha is now available for testing. [Download, Change Log]. The same setup steps seem to apply for this release as with the 5.0.4 and 5.0.5.
In other news, I struggled with Tomcat 4.1.27's webapp reload bug for much of the evening last night. I'd say it's not a big deal in a production environment (where you don't reload webapps much), but it's a real pain in the ass for development. I'll be reverting back to 4.1.24.
