Just Another Day

I was busy today. The routines we use for employee authentication, supplied by another bank unit, needed upgrading to a new release. Program changes were necessary, including to our most sensitive access request process. I did my final testing, rolled the changes into production and then had to wait for the Web server conversion at midnight Eastern time. Just finished testing, and it looks like the conversion went well and everything is back up.

It all felt good. It felt like a normal day - and it was - but it was my last normal day.

From this point forward, to aid in the transition, I'm pretty much freezing my application code. I'll try not to make any changes, unless it's really vital. And in a week or two, they'll be taking over responsibility for the program maintenance.

It hasn't totally registered yet. These Web applications are my babies: created by me, maintained by me; I have lived and breathed them for five years. Not being part of all that is still hard to fathom. I was respected, expert in these applications, and enjoyed that position. It was challenging work, and work that helped others at the same time.

I am so going to miss this.