books
JPod
It didn’t take long for me to read another book from Douglas Coupland. I first read Microserfs and since I liked the book I ordered JPod from the same author. The text form is pretty much like Microserfs, an epistolary novel according to Wikipedia. JPod has one different thing though, a subtle dark humour. People [...]
Windows Day
I’ve been involved in a C#/ASP.NET project for a few weeks now. It is my “Windows Day” during the week. It is exciting to be in a completely different environment and trying different things. I feel refreshed when I’m back to Ubuntu and getting things done for my employer in Brazil. The learning curve is [...]
eLisp and buffers
I finally decided to devote some time to learning elisp and get rid of the shame I have every time I copy and paste code into my .emacs file. I’m now reading Programming in Emacs Lisp (Second Edition) by Robert J. Chassell. It is really good reading. Not only to learn elisp but also because [...]
Microserfs
I like tech novels but I’m not always on the cutting edge of the books. I just finished reading Microserfs from Douglas Coupland. The book is from 1995 so I’m almost 15 years late. Shame on me. The narrative is in the form of diary entries which guides you into a very personal and introspective reading. The [...]
New Project arrives
Back from Germany! Had 15 days to rest. Lovely company, places to visit, great food and beer. Oh beer!! Das Bier und das Wasser. Neutral liquids. I wish if I will ever find a bottle of Erdinger here for only 85 cents. Well, I must admit that it was not 100% fun. First my flight [...]
Programming PHP book comments
One of the books I’m reading now is Programming PHP, 2nd Edition by Rasmus Lerdorf, Kevin Tatroe and Peter MacIntyre. Really nice, specially if you have in mind that Mr. Lerdorf invented PHP. After facing a few mistakes along the text I decided to write down a few ideas. Exercise my writing skills. You can [...]