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Highlights of Verity Stob's famous columns from EXE, Dr. Dobb's journal, and the register

Verity Stob

316 pages, parution le 08/03/2005

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Dear Connoisseur of Geeklit,

We've noticed that clever, busy, important persons like yourself often put magazines UcX to one side with the intention of reading the funny bits when time allows, but then lose them unread. And you frequently bookmark humorous articles on websites for later perusal, but then fail to get to them before some pesky webmaster changes the content.

But all is not lost. At Apress, we've been digging through piles of yellowing magazines and terabytes of dreary HTML, picking out nuggets from Verity Stob's witty columns. Obviously we've been concentrating on the ones that YOU tragically missed first time around or would really like to read again.

We've assembled all our finds into one book. And here it is! You're reading the back of it now!

Among many hilarious highlights inside:

What happens to the Antarctic survey team that becomes infected with Visual Basic
Why Mrs. Bill Gates calls in a programmer to f\x her plumbing
Where PCs risk catching Tourette's syndrome
Which CEO types his correspondence in CAPITAL LETTERS
Who is the famous bicentenarian working in the computer industry
How to determine if your PC is mired in cruft

And we've put back the bits, some naughty, that the magazines cut out because they don't respect you as an adult, capable human being like we do. You adult, you.
Buy this book for yourself... or better still, buy it for Ms. Stob. She needs the royalties.

Contains material never previously published!

L'auteur - Verity Stob

Verity Stob has been a programmer since 1984 and a columnist since 1988. Her column appeared in the "cult" (i.e. defunct) British programming journal, .EXE Magazine, until 2000, and has since adorned the granddaddy of programmers' rags, Dr. Dobb's Journal. Stob's work has also appeared on the popular IT news website, The Register. Miss Stob lives and works in London, UK. Her face remains hidden.

Sommaire

Foreword
About the author
Author's preface
Life before guis
The rasp of the modem (1995-19100)
After the apocalypse (2000-2004)
Previously unpublished
Glossary of britims
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Apress
Auteur(s)	Verity Stob
Parution	08/03/2005
Nb. de pages	316
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	421g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781590594421
ISBN13	978-1-59059-442-1