So, I recently blogged about why and when coding is fun. Yet I forgot to mention the greatest joy of all that comes from doing the work here at Reformed Software. That is, worshiping God.

How can coding be worship? Because the end result is the production of software applications and resources that allow for people to know God in greater depth and worship him. The software created has the ultimate purpose of helping Christians study God's word and worshiping him. This is why the greatest joy of all is worshiping Jesus and this is done through the work here at Reformed Software.

Now for all of you theological nitpicks out there, coding isn't the only way of worshiping God. Using the software developed and sold by Reformed Software isn't the only way to worship God. The idea is to show God as the glorious Father, Son and Holy Spirit. My joy comes from knowing that God is worshiped by the work I do.

So, I encourage you all, whatever your work, to do so to the glory of God. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 10:31-33:

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

God bless,

Matt.

For me, work should always be fun. If it isn't fun, it just doesn't get done.

So with a total of $0 raised so far, many people would call it crazy that I still sit in front of my mac each day and code. So in order to clear up any perceived misconceptions about what Reformed Software is all about I will reveal how spending time working on the projects such as TheUnboundWord is fun.

When solving a problem: this is the joy of any engineer or programmer. When an engineer is solved with a problem, they don't rest easy until that problem is solved. I don't just mean a quick hack to solve the problem, I mean a proper solution that involves design, testing and investigation.

When the software has a purpose: many times, developers work on projects that they simply don't want to use or will never use themselves. At Reformed Software, the software developed is actively used by the developers. TheUnboundWord started as a need that I had whilst listening to podcasts, and though it is in the early stages of development I actively use it.

When the software is well designed: A good design is always needed and this is pivotal to creating a solution. The design allows for problems to be mitigated before they occur and results in coding being about implementing features rather than fixing bugs.

When the software is documented: When working in a group, documentation always seems tedious, yet when it comes to working with code written by other developers if it isn't documented then all fun gets taken away as you have to figure out their mindset.

So, just a couple of thoughts about why and when it is fun coding at/for Reformed Software.

In more general news, testers are still required particularly if you live in Melbourne Australia. Contact Matt at ReformedSoftware dot com for details.

God bless,

Matthew Delves.

In the effort to explain that Reformed Software is in fact a software development organization, it is imperative to explain who I am.

My name is Matthew Delves, and I am currently a student at Swinburne University studying the Bachelor of Computer Science Software Engineering.

By the grace of God I was saved during University thanks to the work of Swinburne Christian Union from a liberal idea of Christianity as an add on to my life to a recognition that before God my works are like filthy rags without the saving work of Jesus Christ. Since then, God has been working in my life through the power of his Holy Spirit. Because of this sanctifying work of God, I have endeavored to start Reformed Software as a way of using my knowledge of Computer Science in order to provide Christians everywhere with resources to study God's word and to worship him.

I also hope to serve the culture within which I work by providing open source resources, articles and blog entries so that people may see that Christians everywhere are focused on renewing the world rather than destroying it. This is all because of Jesus Christ and an overflowing Joy that is in my heart.

If you want to contact me then emails can be sent to matt at reformed software dot com. Please note the obfuscation in the mail link.

God bless,

Matt.