Random bits of info for MySQL UC attendees

Dear MySQL User Conference Attendees,

The resources I mentioned to some or many of you are:

The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - the classic MIT introductory computer science course textbook (and supporting video lectures are here.)
PHP Vikinger - a PHP-focused unconference held in Norway on June 24 and 25th.
GPL v3 site - make sure to [...]

why's poignant guide to ruby / style as a filter

all the work on licensing has begun to atrophy the fun part of my brain. so, i wandered over to Dan Sugalski's blog in search of something that would get the neurons firing again in both my fun center and my code center.
this is where i ran across a link to why's (poignant) guide to [...]

A nice lazy saturday afternoon

Just kicking back on the couch, listening to Tool and painstakingly working my way through the Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs. As David, Gavin, Rasmus and Sterling have all commented, it is about time that I become a real programmer. :)

So far, the book is amazingly engaging, though a rather dense read. It has [...]