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Title	The Best Of Verity Stob: Highlights Of Verity Stob's Famous Columns From EXE, Dr Dobb's Journal, And The Register
Author(s)	Verity Stob
ISBN	1590594428
Language	English
Published	January 2005
Publisher	Apress

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Reviewer Rob Slade wrote:
CCXLVI. Verity Stob of Briton I MET a writer from an antique time Who said:-Two vast and readerless shelves of mags Stand in the Archives. Near them, thick with lime, Half ripped, a wrinkled visage lies, whose crags And curling lip and sneer at nerdy grime Tell that its photog well those passions read Which yet survive, stamp'd on this lifeless page, The hand that marketed and tech edge that bled. And from geeks unseen these words appear: "We search for Verity, she of the rage: Read on her words, ye mighty, and take care!" An ancient Sinclair remains: round the decay Of that minuscule wreck, boundless and bare, The dusty, silent stacks stretch far away If you remember that far back, these columns are quite enjoyable. It's fun to recall some of the ancient history of computerdom (which means anything more than five years ago). The essays are insightful and show, in addition to the humour, a keen analysis of technical developments, culture, and the management of the undisciplined rabble of nerds without whom most IT shops would fall into ruin. Some may not fully understand the British references, but these are not frequent enough to impede comprehension and enjoyment of the material itself. (For Americans, there is a glossary of terms listed at the end.) The historical allusions, aside from the technology itself, concentrate on programming, but there is plenty of fun for those who had to deal with technical support, system administration, and technical conferences in the olden days. (Apologies to P. B. Shelley, particularly since I'm quite partial to Ozymandias.) copyright Robert M. Slade, 2006
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Verity Stob is the comedienne of the programming world. She has been writing satirical chronicles of techie life since 1988. Her column first appeared in the legendary .EXE Magazine, then Dr. Dobbs' Journal, and it now graces The Register. For the first time, the very best of Stob’s columns have been collected into one essential book. Discover why Mrs. Bill Gates calls in a programmer to fix her plumbing; find out about the Google computer that suffers from Tourette's syndrome; discover the shameful secret of the CEO who types his correspondence in CAPITAL LETTERS, and much, much more!