November 02, 2006
Sales Pitch to Follow
I promise I won't do this to you too often, but still I want to let you know about the following stuff:
We've just announced this year's annual DVD archive and will be releasing it to the replicator next week, which gives you the chance to pre-order at a special price. This year's DVD contains the usual stuff plus a new feature--podcasts:
- 18 years of Dr. Dobb's Journal. That's January 1988 through December 2006.
- 14+ years of C/C++ Users Journal.
- 4 years of The Perl Journal.
- 4 years of Dr. Dobb's Sourcebook.
- Dozens (and dozens) of Podcasts on topics ranging from .NET development to Rich Internet Applications and more.
- All the source code.
- And finally, it look likes we'll also be including video presentations (assuming there's enough room on the DVD, which shouldn't be an issue).
The DVD is fully searchable across all publications and media and platform independent. It really is handy to have around. Check it out.
That's right. I've told you before that the boss likes me better when I'm not hanging around the office. So along with Scott Meyers, Herbert Thompson, Andrew Stellman, and Ken Pugh, we're off to India in January 2007 and we'd welcome the opportunity to meet you at the events. We'll be meeting first at Hyderabad on January 16, then Chennai on January 17, and finally Bangalore on January 19. (Actually, I've just learned that the city fathers of "Bangalore" have officially changed the name of the city back to its vernacular original "Bengalooru". According to Reuters, historians say Bengalooru is derived from "Bendakalooru," meaning a town of boiled beans, as the place was named when it was born in the 14th century.) Whatever, as long as someone points me to the right bus, I'll be there--and hope to see you there as well.
And maybe just to prove that she wasn't kidding about keeping me away from the free coffee at the office, the boss is also putting me on the plane (Greyhound won't get me there, or it would be a bus I'm sure) to Russia on April 3-4 for two days of sessions on topics focusing on application development lifecycle to project management. I'm looking forward to the sessions and the chance of meeting the many Dr. Dobb's authors and readers in Russia that I've only known by email over the years.
And just in case your frequent flyer miles won't get you to India or Russia (I bet mine will by this time next year), don't forget about the upcoming Software Development West Conference in Santa Clara, California, on March 19-23. By my count, this is the 20th anniversary of this conference, and I'm happy to recall that I was at the first conference when it was squirreled away in the hallways of a hotel just south of the San Francisco Airport. Details on the 2007 sessions are being developed and should be available soon. And again, I look forward to seeing you there.
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