This is an up front apology (of sorts).
This is intended as a forum for my thoughts about computer languages, software development, testing, etc. (and occasional gratuitious references to my kids and cats). A number of those thoughts are stolen from others, but I do try to give credit where credit is due.
I wandered into the software field later in life, and so I don't have a degree in computer science. Being self-taught leaves me with some feelings of inferiority, and I deal with mine through reading. I'm at a point where I can afford to buy books, and I spend much of my free time reading computer books. This does get me very strange looks at the beach on vacation (at least I think that's what the strange looks are for), but I'll put up with it. Anyway, my time in school left me with the tendency to cite things, and I intend to keep that up here. I'll try to keep the cites relevant (Brian Kernighan, P. J. Plauger, Bjarne Stroustrup, Guido van Rossum, and Joel Spolsky), rather than spinning off into that "As Pliney the Younger said..." kind of nonsense.
End of apology
