It's been reported that he's done programming before. Of course; that's the astonishing part. This was more than a capable judge - this was a capable judge wit

It's been reported that he's done programming before. Of course; that's the astonishing part. This was more than a capable judge - this was a capable judge with deep intuition for the domain. You don't get that by cramming from scratch. For once, we software people got a lucky break in the courts. If only this guy could be set on a patent troll case.