"Developers inhabit a continuum from just below real Software Engineers (those that have read Knuth and understood him) down to the burger flippers coding in VB to a spec someone else wrote. They are the post modern agricultural labourers AND THEY KNOW THIS really."

Posted in response to El Presidente accusing Mark of over-engineering a VB tool he's written.

It rained less under a Conservative government - story and photos.

Almost makes you feel sorry for him, doesn't it?

Almost.

Via Anthony Baxter.

Arrrgh! I was going to link to Philip Hensher's interesting piece in yesterday's Indy. In fact I will anyway - In defence of sex and violence on television.

Problem is, all of a sudden you have to pay to read it. (It's not that interesting, by the way, so don't bother.) It's a shame, this - I shan't be linking to the Indy in future.

I wonder why they did this? I mean, it's not like anyone is going to pay for this, is it?

I wonder how much it all cost to set up?