Dead Air

Whilst in Paris last week (and, largely, on the Eurostar back to London) I read Iain Banks new book Dead Air. I’ve been a big fan of Banks since I read The Wasp Factory soon after it came out in 1984. I’ve been a little disappointed with his last three novels, but this was a… Continue reading Dead Air

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Writing

Writing is fun, but finishing writing is better. Just sent off the first draft of my[1] new book to O’Reilly. That makes me feel good. [1] OK, not strictly my book. I’m one of three co-authors.

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Book Review

My book, Data Munging with Perl has been out for over two years, but the Programmer’s Bookshelf column in Dr Dobbs Journal has finally got round to mentioning it. And they like it. A lot. For example, However the book is not really about Perl. Instead it is about data, and paterns that occur repeatedly… Continue reading Book Review

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BOYBN

Every 10 years the literary magazine Granta publishes a list of the “Best of Young British Novelists”. It’s a list of what their panel of judges consider the 20 most interesting novelists of the time. By “young” they mean 40 or under and by “British” they mean having a British passwort. In 1983 the list… Continue reading BOYBN