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Verity Stob is the comedienne of the programming world. She has been writing satirical chronicles of techie life since 1988. Her column first appeared in the legendary .EXE Magazine, then Dr. Dobbs' Journal, and it now graces The Register.
For the first time, the very best of Stob's columns have been collected into one essential book. Discover why Mrs. Bill Gates calls in a programmer to fix her plumbing; find out about the Google computer that suffers from Tourette's syndrome; discover the shameful secret of the CEO who types his correspondence in CAPITAL LETTERS, and much, much more!
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Life Before Guis (1988–1994)
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Book Title: The Best of Verity Stob
Book Subtitle: Highlights of Verity Stob's Famous Columns from .EXE, Dr. Dobb's Journal, and The Register
Authors: Verity Stob
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0003-1
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Verity Stob 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-59059-442-1Published: 27 January 2005
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4302-0003-1Published: 22 November 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 336
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems