Tim O’Reilly recently published this post on his Radar blog that talks about the convergence of programming and journalism into new, hybrid professions.

I’ve thought about the possibilities here for a while, since web sites started moving from a brochure oriented framework to a publishing oriented one back in the early 2000s.

I think there’s great potential for advancement of both journalism and programming as a result of this convergence. Programmers get to better express themselves and improve their communication skills. It’s amazing how much this has already happened since programmers started keeping their own blogs.