Catching up

I’ve been so busy with evaluating my second-least-favorite software product that I haven’t had time to post here much. A few notes:

• Betty and Julie snuck into town to surprise Mom on her birthday. Boy, was she surprised! It was great to see them both, too.
• Steve McConnell has an update to his seminal book on software craftsmanship, Code Complete. If I was still a developer, I’d be badgering my teammates to read the new version, since it’s online now. Amazon doesn’t list the updated edition yet.
• The Exchange Cookbook project is slowly gathering steam. I set up a web site for it, but there’s no real content there yet. I hope to get O’Reilly’s permission to post draft chapters and scripts there as we go along.
• Thomas wants me to tell his best jokes to all my friends. So, here goes. Q: When do astronauts eat?
  A: At launchtime