Author or co-author of The Hacker's Dictionary,
C: A Reference Manual,Common Lisp: The Langage,
The High Performance Fortran Handbook,and The Java Language Specification.
Also likes APL, SNOBOL, Scheme, and Haskell.Has performed at Harvard's Sanders Theater and at Boston's Symphony Hall. Once took the stage with two mikes: Michael Tilson Thomas and Michael Dukakis.
Favorite movies: Singin' in the Rain and The Incredibles.
Favorite music group: The Bobs.
Loves comic strips. Favorites include Krazy Kat, Little Nemo, Gasoline Alley, Blondie, Smokey Stover, Peanuts, Pogo, B.C., Steve Canyon, Gordo, Sam's Strip, Luann, Safe Havens, On the Fastrack, For Better or for Worse, Dilbert, Get Fuzzy, and Arlo and Janis.
Fan of Strong Bad, Trogdor, and Coach Z.
Collects recorded performances of Cast Your Fate to the Wind.
My comments on TheExercises of 2004 are at GuysComments.
For 2005, check out ThreeSonnets and TheDisciplineOfTediousWork.