Monthly Archives: January 2008

Book Review: Beautiful Code

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Joe

I’ve been carting around Beautiful Code (amazon link) for quite a number of months – getting in a little reading on plane flights, the periodic long commute, and sometimes a little evening reading. I can’t say I “finished” it – the book isn’t … Continue reading →

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My other brains…

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Joe

My “backup brains” are typically notebooks. I’m always running around with at least one (usually a Moleskine) and sometimes a couple of them (different sizes are handy!). The crew at XCoders have often wondered what the hell I have in them, although they’re … Continue reading →

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And yes…

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Joe

And yes, that last post was missing all sorts of paragraph markers. WordPress’ visual editor apparently sucked them all out at some point, and I just wrangled them back into place.

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pluggable, concurrent processing systems

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Joe

It started with a thought – “Take the current path of advances with server hardware and take it to an extreme”. I was sitting on the bus and thinking about programming practices and making things more efficient. Things in this … Continue reading →

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Back from the Holidays

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Joe

We’re back home from the holidays, maybe a touch worse for the wear – but only by flying with a head cold. Visiting the family for Christmas and heading out to Rhode Island and visiting friends for the New Years … Continue reading →

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