Monthly Archive for October, 2008

The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery

Published on October 30, 2008 in Books and Fiction. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

The elegance of the hedgehog is a rather beautiful, if flawed, novel which seems to have been dragged down to earth by a rushed and often over-literal translation.
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He Died with his Eyes Open, by Derek Raymond

Published on October 27, 2008 in Books and Fiction. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

He Died with His Eyes Open (Factory 1) He Died with his Eyes Open, by Derek Raymond is a stunning, shocking novel which manages to transcend the genre of crime fiction in a similar way that, for example, James Ellroy and Raymond Chandler do. I rate Raymond above either Ellroy or Chandler though: his books, like the very best of literature, hold the reader’s attention throughout but continue to provoke thoughts and questions long after you have finished reading.
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Clean Code by Robert C Martin et al

Published on October 27, 2008 in Books and Computer stuff. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship, by “uncle” Bob Martin & his associates Clean Code by Robert C Martin et al, is a great book, and one which any developer will learn a great deal from. In most respects, it is a five-star book, but… the title is misleading. By rights it should be called “Clean Java Code”.
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All good…

Published on October 23, 2008 in Computer stuff and IRL. 0 Comments

I finally fixed my problem with blog comments (turns out the database was locked), and at the same time upgraded to the latest wordpress and tidied things up about around here.

Next step… re-install my funky K2K design, and then actually start writing posts again.

Meanwhile, you can always catch me on Twitter.