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I miss developer magazines. I like and prefer the paper format. I learned so much from Dr Dobbs. I learned a lot from MSDN Magazine (changed names several ti

I miss developer magazines. I like and prefer the paper format. I learned so much from Dr Dobbs. I learned a lot from MSDN Magazine (changed names several times) Last few copies I read I was disappointed in the technical content. I also loved Byte magazine, but it was for a more general audience. What is Pournelle up to this month? I dont remember the correct names anymore but ZX Spectrum User or some such was also a source of great learning in programming.

djaychela 3y ago
I think it was Spectrum User. I also recall Your Sinclair being useful. I loved Crash, but that was games focused and mostly because I loved the cover artwork.
spacemadness 3y ago
I also miss receiving a monthly batch of new knowledge. Websites trickle in new articles usually. There’s something about receiving that batch and having time to absorb it before the next batch arrives.
JohnFen 3y ago
Me too. Not just the format (in hindsight, printed magazines have huge advantages that apparently can't be replicated electronically), but the content itself was so much better than most things I see online.
Tangurena2 3y ago
It was probably "ZX Computing". I found that MSDN magazines leaned a bit too far forwards. When I needed to learn some technology, I would find it in 1-3 year old magazines. Due to constant site reorganizations, the code behind the articles might still exist, or it might have been lost to link rot. Others you may have read could include "C Programming Journal" and "Embedded Systems Programming".
unwiredben 3y ago
Jerry Pournelle isn't up to much anymore, as he died in 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle
cgh 3y ago
For me, it was The Transactor when I was in high school and later the C/C++ Users Journal. I clearly remember when I felt like I was ready for the latter, after I’d been programming professionally for a few years. It must have been towards the end of that magazine’s life. It later got merged into Dr Dobb’s, I think.

djaychela 3y ago

I think it was Spectrum User. I also recall Your Sinclair being useful. I loved Crash, but that was games focused and mostly because I loved the cover artwork.

spacemadness 3y ago

I also miss receiving a monthly batch of new knowledge. Websites trickle in new articles usually. There’s something about receiving that batch and having time to absorb it before the next batch arrives.

JohnFen 3y ago

Me too. Not just the format (in hindsight, printed magazines have huge advantages that apparently can't be replicated electronically), but the content itself was so much better than most things I see online.

Tangurena2 3y ago

It was probably "ZX Computing". I found that MSDN magazines leaned a bit too far forwards. When I needed to learn some technology, I would find it in 1-3 year old magazines. Due to constant site reorganizations, the code behind the articles might still exist, or it might have been lost to link rot. Others you may have read could include "C Programming Journal" and "Embedded Systems Programming".

unwiredben 3y ago

Jerry Pournelle isn't up to much anymore, as he died in 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Pournelle

cgh 3y ago

For me, it was The Transactor when I was in high school and later the C/C++ Users Journal. I clearly remember when I felt like I was ready for the latter, after I’d been programming professionally for a few years. It must have been towards the end of that magazine’s life. It later got merged into Dr Dobb’s, I think.