#BlogOfTheDay = https://www.benshoof.org/blog

Entertaining reads for anyone interested in the internals of old Sierra adventure games, particularly strange programming bugs & easter eggs.

The author is a contributor to #ScummVM who is quite knowledgeable and, importantly, has a consistently good sense of humor which makes reading about such a nerdy, niche topic a lot of fun.

#SierraGames #SierraOnline #AdventureGames #DailyRead #NerdShit

King's Quest VII – Munchausen By Hotkey

https://www.crunchydata.com/blog/8-steps-in-writing-analytical-sql-queries

Interesting blog post about methodical SQL queries writing.

I remember doing similar approach at university for various #SQL flavors.

The whole presented concept is about working on smaller building blocks of SQL queries and not landing into depths of your calculation logic.

If you have problems with SQL, I think this might give you some clues of what you do wrongly.

#programming #dailyread

8 Steps in Writing Analytical SQL Queries | Crunchy Data Blog

Chris breaks down his approach to building out complex SQL step by step.

Crunchy Data
On Good Software Engineers

I set out to find a simple definition that would help managers frame the fundamental things they expect from software engineers.

#DailyRead #books The book I'm enjoying today is Blood Cull by John Conroe, book 18 of the Demon Accords. (not my photo)
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伦敦地铁的提示录音“mind the gap between the train and the platform”最早是1968年开始录制并使用的,一直到2012年很多站点还在使用四十年前的老录音,尽管一部分录制这些录音的人在四十年后早已去世。2012年开始,很多站点开始数字化储存录音,才有了现在更新换代后的结果。也就是说,曾经有一段时间,伦敦地铁的确充满着上个世纪的“ghost voice”。