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[gement]

So then I got better,
learned to program in C#,
went to Kinkfest,
finished knitting my mom's scarf,
entertained visiting relatives,
got sick again,
finished programming an entire Playfair decoder while sick,
got better again,
went to Norwescon,
dressed as the Doctor a whole bunch and met neo_prodigy but hopefully didn't give him con crud,
and discovered that Avatar: the Last Airbender (the proper cartoon series) is frickin' brilliant-hysterical-charming-wonderful.

My Little Pony and Young Indiana Jones ain't half bad either.

Stuff continues continuing. I am now at the spot in C# where all the easy problems are too easy and all the hard problems are impossible. Can anyone recommend a tasty reference book?

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[stolen-tea.livejournal.com]

"CLR via C#" by Jeffrey Richter is a good book for becoming a good programmer, and I highly recommend it. It explains the details of what's going on behind the scenes, and why things work the way they do work. It might be a bit beyond where you're at right now, but it might also be a good way to learn; I can't quite tell from where I am. :) And if you continue using either C# or .NET or the CLR, it's also a good reference book.

[gement.livejournal.com]

You are using the right sorts of words to get me excited about a book. Thank you for the recommendation.

[stolen-tea.livejournal.com]

*cackle* :)

[gement.livejournal.com]

I suspect I am already doing that, in that I have .NET tangled up in whatever it is that I just did. Learning to untangle the language of layers of programming abstraction is one of the issues here.

Let me know if you spot that book title!

[tereshkova2001.livejournal.com]

There are a few nice photos of you as all-the-Doctor floating around on FlicR and Facebook. (like this one.)
I'm delighted that more people are discovering Avatar: the Last Airbender, particularly since I'm just getting serious on my Prince Zuko costume. The sequel, about the next Avatar, is premiering now on Nickelodeon, so that's excellent too.

[gement.livejournal.com]

YAY! If you spot more, could you maybe let me know? I've been trying to surf for them without much luck.

You would make a HOT Zuko.

[tereshkova2001.livejournal.com]

Sure:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sighthound/7063162169/
and
http://norwescon35.shutterfly.com/pictures/1353
Click the rightwards arrow over that last one to see a lovely series of shots of you.

I'm planning to do actual live firespinning and firebreathing in this costume eventually, so it will be literally hot. :D

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

Might try Design Patterns by Gammma et al. It's one of the bibles of modern programming.

[gement.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I need more How To Think About Stuff books, which this sounds like.

[nbarnes.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. Design Patterns is very much a How To Think About Stuff book.

I am desperately trying to remember the object-oriented book that had a massive influence on me when I was in CA. I can't find it (I think it went walkabout in my Haunted days), and the title... uh...

*brainflash*

Object Oriented Design Heuristics! http://tinyurl.com/7ukvzwg

You talk to wm, you might ask him if he has my copy, that's the last person I remember having it.

[drakemonger.livejournal.com]

I was hoping to run into you at Norwes but only saw you briefly during a concert. I was therefore bummed. Perhaps we should get lunch or coffee sometime so I can be less bummed.

[gement.livejournal.com]

Bummm ba bum-bum!

Good plan. Write to me at this handle at hotmail for logistical shenanigans.