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Published inSopwith Software TalesScientists and Sticky NotesMy useful analogy for XML data, and how it breaks.Nov 13, 2024Nov 13, 2024
Published inSopwith Software TalesHomework helper vs lecturerBack around 1988 I was mostly working as a VAX mainframe sysadmin, at Griffin Coal Mining.Nov 9, 2024Nov 9, 2024