The C Programming Language, Lovecraft Version
For some strange reason – as soon as I read the first paragraph, I could not stop!
C functions may be used recursively; that is, a function may call itself either directly or indirectly. Uninquiring souls may take this as just another peculiarity of those C folk, of whose ways their neighbours speak little to outsiders but much among themselves.
Keener news-followers, however, wondered at the events of the winter of 1927-28, the abnormally large number of calls placed upon the stack, the swiftness with which that list was sorted, the disturbing lack of heap allocation throughout the proceedings, and the secrecy surrounding the affair.
People in the nearby towns had talked about C for nearly a century, and nothing new could be wilder or more hideous than what they had whispered and hinted years before. Many things had taught them secrecy, and there was now no need to exert pressure on them.
But at last I am going to defy the ban on speech about this thing. It was I who fled frantically out of C Recursion in the early morning hours of July 16, 1927, and whose frightened appeals for action brought on the whole reported episode.
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Hello again, World!
I’m not a very good writer. Which is probably why I’ve started, stopped, and restarted so many blogs. I think it stems from me not being a very coherent thinker. Every second, every day I keep getting new ideas – and getting bored with old ones.
That wasn’t really a good introduction, was it? What I just want to say is this:
My name is Kristina and I’m a serial blog restarter.
The crime I present to you today is this very blog you’re reading. Yes, I’ve restarted my WordPress blog, for the purposes of creating an online presence again, but this time geared to my tech side.
Being a developer is something I’m passionate about. Well, probably not as passionate as some guys out there (those who live and breathe coding – you know who I’m talking about.) But I’m trying to get there. For as long as I remember, I’ve been interested in computers. I think I picked up a DOS Manual when I was 10 or so. My favourite subjects in high school were Social Studies – and Computers. I had to fight with my parents so that they’d let me take up Computer Science in university, instead of becoming a doctor. And today, I work as a .NET web developer.
I still consider myself a newbie when it comes to the field. So many awesome people have been working in this industry, with years and years of experience. Some don’t have that much experience, but possess uncanny intellect – and also the zeal to spend their free time constructing code. Some have also been gifted with the power to communicate, and they reach out to other developers. Using their blogs, they share their knowledge to thousands of people, and also create discussion amongst the community.
I don’t know if I can be any of those people. But what I know is, I love IT, and I’m glad I chose this path.
But to be honest, I’m not really sure if I will succeed in maintaining this blog. Maybe I should add posting here as one of my New Year’s resolution.
