Comments on: Charles Simonyi 2008/1986 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/ A forum to read and discuss interviews featured in the book Programmers at Work Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Cheryl http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-52 Cheryl Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:45:06 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-52 I found you're site when researching a comment from GRC.com Security Now episode 110 (see Below) I thought you'd like to know - Leo Laport and Steve Gibson referenced the Title of your book when mentioning coding. I thought you'd like to know. I am reviewing all of the Security now episodes to educate myself (I'm over 50) on Security. I tried to locate your book online and thought you'd like to know the value ($28-$43.50) XXXXXXXXXXXXXX---cut from shownotes------ GIBSON RESEARCH CORPORATION http://www.GRC.com/ SERIES: Security Now! EPISODE: #110 DATE: September 20, 2007 (about 3/4 through their shownotes under tab of security now...) .... LEO: Yeah. It's not like Steve's hiding stuff. By the way, do recommend you go to GRC.com/securitynow and read the show notes for 109 because he's put some source code on there. And I just think that's just a work of art. STEVE: Oh, thank you. LEO: I mean, it's really - one of my favorite books of all time is called "Programmers at Work." It's I'm sure out of print right now as Microsoft... STEVE: It's a great book. I have a copy. LEO: Remember that? STEVE: Yup. LEO: And one of the things, it talks to all these great, famous programmers, like Gates is in there, Charles Simonyi of Microsoft, just these great programmers. STEVE: Wozniak. LEO: Wozniak. And it gives code samples. And they talk about their craft. And it's just - it's inspiring to read what these great artists do. And when I look at your code, it reminds me very much of that. It's just a work of art. Programming is wonderful. If nothing else I think in the last episode you might have inspired some people to turn to programming because it... ...END OF CUT..... I found you’re site when researching a comment from GRC.com Security Now episode 110 (see Below)

I thought you’d like to know -

Leo Laport and Steve Gibson referenced the Title of your book when mentioning coding.

I thought you’d like to know. I am reviewing all of the Security now episodes to educate myself (I’m over 50) on Security.

I tried to locate your book online and thought you’d like to know the value ($28-$43.50)

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GIBSON RESEARCH CORPORATION http://www.GRC.com/
SERIES: Security Now!
EPISODE: #110
DATE: September 20, 2007
(about 3/4 through their shownotes under tab of security now… ;)

….
LEO: Yeah. It’s not like Steve’s hiding stuff. By the way, do recommend you go to GRC.com/securitynow and read the show

notes for 109 because he’s put some source code on there. And I just think that’s just a work of art.

STEVE: Oh, thank you.

LEO: I mean, it’s really - one of my favorite books of all time is called “Programmers at Work.” It’s I’m sure out of print right now

as Microsoft…

STEVE: It’s a great book. I have a copy.

LEO: Remember that?

STEVE: Yup.

LEO: And one of the things, it talks to all these great, famous programmers, like Gates is in there, Charles Simonyi of Microsoft, just

these great programmers.

STEVE: Wozniak.

LEO: Wozniak. And it gives code samples. And they talk about their craft. And it’s just - it’s inspiring to read what these great

artists do. And when I look at your code, it reminds me very much of that. It’s just a work of art. Programming is wonderful. If

nothing else I think in the last episode you might have inspired some people to turn to programming because it…
…END OF CUT…..

]]> By: Chris http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-17 Chris Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:26:29 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-17 Thanks for putting PAW online. I had bought the CD (from Dr. Dobbs I believe) years ago, and lost it. I love reading stuff like this. Thanks for putting PAW online. I had bought the CD (from Dr. Dobbs I believe) years ago, and lost it. I love reading stuff like this.

]]> By: Sharma http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-12 Sharma Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:10:35 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-12 It is really wonderful to hear that. Thanks a lot for making PAW available online. It is really wonderful to hear that. Thanks a lot for making PAW available online.

]]> By: sml http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-6 sml Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:59:32 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-6 Yes, Sharma, I do know about that effort by Peter. This in part inspired me to make PAW available again and to explore online how we could do a multi-dimensional present/past version of PAW here. Yes, Sharma, I do know about that effort by Peter. This in part inspired me to make PAW available again and to explore online how we could do a multi-dimensional present/past version of PAW here.

]]> By: Sharma http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-5 Sharma Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:41:57 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-5 Susan, if you didn't know already, this Lisp hacker named Peter Siebel is writing a book very much similar to yours, called "Coders at Work" (http://codersatwork.com/). It is quite similar to yours and looks very promising indeed. Susan, if you didn’t know already, this Lisp hacker named Peter Siebel is writing a book very much similar to yours, called “Coders at Work” (http://codersatwork.com/). It is quite similar to yours and looks very promising indeed.

]]> By: Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » Links for February 28th http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/2008/02/29/charles-simonyi-19862008/#comment-4 Scott Rosenberg’s Wordyard » Blog Archive » Links for February 28th Fri, 29 Feb 2008 05:21:45 +0000 http://programmersatwork.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-4 [...] first interview there is with Charles Simonyi. (I wrote at length about him in Technology Review last [...] [...] first interview there is with Charles Simonyi. (I wrote at length about him in Technology Review last [...]

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