while(self++) { #51 } // Release

Simon Ayzman
while(self++)
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2 min readDec 14, 2016

One of the things I like about studying the Torah, Hebrew, and etymology in general is the many layers of meaning that words (and therefore sentences, paragraphs, and entire works!) possess. Different forms of the same root word yield related, but distinct usages. Even the same word can be overloaded with new, modern meaning, despite the word’s origins coming from someplace completely different. The result leads to textured, precise writing. A quick pass through a work of text may not be enough to interpret the complex underlying meaning.

The words of the day is release. Today, my team and I released a major update to the mobile application that we’ve been diligently working on over the past six months. We let the app go into the wild. It is now a subject for the world to consume. With one release, came another. A mental one. The pressure and stress of working on the app has (mostly) dissipated. A release in its own way. The mirrored symbolism made me think.

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Simon Ayzman
while(self++)

Software Engineer @ Google | Ex-Spotify, Etsy, Bloomberg, & Foursquare | MS in CS & MBA @ UChicago | Valedictorian & Former CS Adjunct Lecturer @ Hunter College