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Code - the hidden language of Computer Hardware and Software.
Just delivered 5 minutes ago. I am looking forward to reading this.
I first learned Windows programming from his book for Windows 3.0, so many years ago. I am looking forward to reading about his thoughts 35+ years later...
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Excellent. I have a copy of the earlier edition. Very informative for we of a certain disposition.
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I started my computing life as a mainframe operator on one of the Leo Computers Society. Leo 3 photos[^] (first four pictures, second row). I learned programming in machine code and had to key in the instructions one by one on the mainframe's front panel. That was an invaluable lesson in the internals of computers, some of which I can still remember. I also learned to program on the ICT 1004 which used a removable plugboard as the program. Again an invaluable lesson in logic. It seems that many new developers these days are missing that essential knowledge and start by writing (or copying) code without much understanding of what goes on underneath.
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I was fortunate that in junior high school I had access to an 1802 board. Also switches to enter instructions, very limited I/O (two LED characters). But totally fascinating to play with. Later in had a TRS-80 computer, and quickly went from Basic to Assembler.
In the 80s I worked for a company manufacturing EGA/VGA chips, and we had special access to some MS pre-release software so we could develop drivers. One day we got this big box of disks for a very early pre-release of Windows 3.0, and it came with Petzold's book. It was my first introduction to him and developing for Windows....
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I have this book too. it is good one...
diligent hands rule....
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you do know the book was published in 1999 ?
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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This is the updated 2nd edition...
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My neighbor knocked on my door at 2:30am this morning. Can you believe that?! 2:30am!
Luckily for him I was still up playing my bagpipes.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Luckily for him I was still up playing my bagpipes.
Otherwise you would have kilt them? 
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good one
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I don't like puns, but I came here on the weekend to upvote this.
Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject
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It is still on my bucket list to learn to play Inna Gadda Da Vida on bagpipes. That started 30 years ago, when I lived in the mountains of Southern People's Republic of California near the shores of Lake Gregory. We got some horrendous fog up there in the Spring, and I thought it would be fun to walk to walk around the lake at midnight, in the fog, playing that tune.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Maybe he though he was a drummer. We shall see who gets that one.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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My ruthless neighbours were torturing their cat at 2:30 AM this morning. Turned out they were only trying to play the bagpipes.
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Plot twist, you live a mile apart in the countryside 
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Wordle 441 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟩⬛🟩⬛
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 441 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
⬛⬛⬛🟨🟨
🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 441 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Don't think I've ever had nothing from my regular first two.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Wordle 441 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 441 6/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
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⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 441 6/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
That was close!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 441 3/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
⬛🟨⬛🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we're going"
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Wordle 441 4/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜🟩⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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