Archive for January, 2009

Easy programming languages and Real Programmers

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Warning: I disappear for weeks, and when I come back it’s a geek post. Sorry.
There’s an old saying: “Real programmers use C”. If you mention this in the wrong circles, it will degenerate into a pointless “four Yorkshiremen” contest, in which someone eventually awards themselves the crown of being the most “real” programmer because [...]

New Year’s Eve

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year!
Last night, rather than hold a big party, we invited a few people round for drinks, then hit town gently.
I fetched Tom and Abbi by car, then Jim turned up, followed by John and Suzanne with baby William, then Gary and MC with baby Amelie. Some mulled wine and several bottles of [...]



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