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This is really inspiring! I had no idea that Linda co-founded Rails Girls, and for some reason I had formed the impression that she was an illustrator before be
by nonrecursive 13y ago
This is really inspiring! I had no idea that Linda co-founded Rails Girls, and for some reason I had formed the impression that she was an illustrator before becoming a programmer. I didn't know that she had learned to draw so that she could create the book.
This advice is golden, and it's pretty cool to see such joy, enthusiasm, and generosity rewarded.
- nonrecursive 13y agoMakes me think that maybe I could write the code equivalent of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" using Java
- deletes 13y agoWhat about a story of C and undefined behavior.
- cnlwsu 13y agoBe quicker to write the book using Whitespace
- pwthornton 13y agoI think it would be fantastic to have a scary stories version. It would fit in with a slightly older audience too after they grow out of the children's book phase.
- MartinCron 13y agoThe method call was coming from... inside the method!
- kaivi 13y ago–Then who was call?
- wpietri 13y agoI would totally buy that book. Also consider doing a software version of "Go the Fuck to Sleep": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vDYOpkoWE#t=0m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vDYOpkoWE#t=0m40s Bonus points if you can get Samuel Jackson to narrate it.
- hawkharris 13y agoI know that you're just kidding, but in all seriousness, a "Scary Stories" book would be useful as a training doc. Most startups have a coding conventions guide for new hires -- and in my experience, it's a dry and tedious thing to study. It would be funny and interesting to engage new programmers with animated horror stories instead of just: "Braces go on the next line...and please sanitize your data."
- noinput 13y agoJoe PHP is on the loose, try and catch him.
- pirateking 13y agoThis sounds like an AMAZING idea for a Security book.
- balls187 13y agoMakes me chuckle thinking of Bill Gates reading Code Complete as a bedtime story.
- jeena 13y agoJust for those who didn't get the reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkBphtQRxs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkBphtQRxs