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Seems like most of the discussion here is focused on everyone's own experience with this, but can I just recommend Robin Sloan as a human in general for folks t

Seems like most of the discussion here is focused on everyone's own experience with this, but can I just recommend Robin Sloan as a human in general for folks to follow in their lives? His 2 novels, "Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore" and "Sourdough", are both really engaging reads. His 3rd novel is in progress and it seems like it's going to be more of the same quality. He also has a couple of novellas and a bunch of great short stories (some of which he did limited printings of and mailed out and one of which was procedurally generated and unique to the person who purchased it). His newsletter is constantly filled with great media recommendations and he's always working on something interesting in that bridges the media and tech worlds. He also makes great olive oil (Fat Gold).

avg_dev 4y ago
Thanks for the recommendation. It is nice to see. I have read both of the novels myself, as well as at least one of the Penumbra novellas (it's been a while). I really enjoyed the Penumbra stuff; I have to admit I remember feeling slightly unsatisfied with the conclusion but I was definitely hooked and kept turning the pages and it was the first time I had seen a fictional book refer to Ruby programming. I really enjoyed his characters. I recall enjoying Sourdough as well, perhaps not as much as Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore, but that was an absolute pageturner for me so it's hard to compete with. I am subscribed to his newsletter but I confess I rarely if ever read it. After having read this post and your comment, I'll make an effort to give it a solid look. Festina lente!