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Scott Meyers. Without a doubt. Showed me beauty.
Commented Jun 10, 2010 on SDWest 2006: My McConnell Moment at Coding Horror
SDWest 2006: My McConnell Moment
I'll be attending SDWest 2006 all next week (March 13 - 17) in Santa Clara, California. If you're attending, let's meet up somewhere! I've met a handful of people in person at past conferences: Sara Ford Steve Maine Walt Rischler The highlight of SDWest, however, will hopefully be meeting ...
It doesn't look like PL/SQL to me if it's not in Courier. But thanks for the Consolas hint (I'm 3 years late, but nonetheless I just noticed it last week for the first time).
Commented Jun 9, 2010 on Revisiting Programming Fonts at Coding Horror
Revisiting Programming Fonts
I've experimented with programming fonts and IDE color schemes plenty in the past. But now that I've given in to the inevitability of ClearType on large LCDs, I've basically settled on Consolas. It's hard to beat Consolas. It's darn close to the ultimate monospace programming font in my estimat...
Well, it is 2010, and I just bought 8 technical books tied to largely version-specific technology. I don't consider myself old-fashioned, since I mostly use online resources; but for thought and contemplation, paper still works by taking me away from the computer, other obligations, and perhaps, a backlit screen. I'm interested to see how much these are addressed by non-backlit eBook readers, vs. iPad 3G, which has all the disadvantages of a computer except for portability.
Commented Jun 9, 2010 on Do Not Buy This Book at Coding Horror
Do Not Buy This Book
A few friends and I just wrote a book together: The ASP.NET 2.0 Anthology: 101 Essential Tips, Tricks & Hacks. I met K. Scott Allen, Jon Galloway, and Phil Haack through their excellent blogs. That online friendship carried over into real life. We always thought it'd be fun to work on somet...
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