Verity Stob
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Verity Stob is the pseudonym
of a British
satirical columnist. Stob is an anonymous software developer
, the author of humorous and satirical articles about information technology
, particularly software development
. Since 1988, she has written her "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine
, Dr. Dobb's Journal
, and website The Register
. Stob was described as "the author of the longest-running satirical column on computer programming" by her fellow columnist
, Andrew Orlowski
.
In 1988, she started her pseudonymous "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine
(now defunct). Later, she moved it to Dr. Dobb's Journal
(now defunct). Since 2003, her column has appeared in the British technology news and opinion website, The Register
.
She lives and works in London
, United Kingdom
.
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
of a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
satirical columnist. Stob is an anonymous software developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
, the author of humorous and satirical articles about information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, particularly software development
Software development
Software development is the development of a software product...
. Since 1988, she has written her "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine
.EXE Magazine
.EXE Magazine was a monthly computer software magazine published in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and 1990s.Unlike the majority of the hobbyist-centred computer magazines of this period, .EXE was aimed at professional programmers, both those employed in large companies and also the increasing...
, Dr. Dobb's Journal
Dr. Dobb's Journal
Dr. Dobb's Journal was a monthly journal published in the United States by CMP Technology. It covered topics aimed at computer programmers. DDJ was the first regular periodical focused on microcomputer software, rather than hardware. It later became a monthly section within the periodical...
, and website The Register
The Register
The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
. Stob was described as "the author of the longest-running satirical column on computer programming" by her fellow columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
, Andrew Orlowski
Andrew Orlowski
Andrew Orlowski is a British columnist for the online IT news and opinion website The Register.-Early career:In 1992, Orlowski started an alternative newspaper in Manchester, England called Badpress. He has also written for Private Eye magazine...
.
Career
Stob has been a computer and web programmer since 1984, mostly using Delphi, C++, and PHP.In 1988, she started her pseudonymous "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine
.EXE Magazine
.EXE Magazine was a monthly computer software magazine published in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and 1990s.Unlike the majority of the hobbyist-centred computer magazines of this period, .EXE was aimed at professional programmers, both those employed in large companies and also the increasing...
(now defunct). Later, she moved it to Dr. Dobb's Journal
Dr. Dobb's Journal
Dr. Dobb's Journal was a monthly journal published in the United States by CMP Technology. It covered topics aimed at computer programmers. DDJ was the first regular periodical focused on microcomputer software, rather than hardware. It later became a monthly section within the periodical...
(now defunct). Since 2003, her column has appeared in the British technology news and opinion website, The Register
The Register
The Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
.
She lives and works in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Articles
- "How to survive a code walk-through" (originally from .EXE Magazine.EXE Magazine.EXE Magazine was a monthly computer software magazine published in the United Kingdom in the 1980s and 1990s.Unlike the majority of the hobbyist-centred computer magazines of this period, .EXE was aimed at professional programmers, both those employed in large companies and also the increasing...
) at JSquared - List of Stob articles at The RegisterThe RegisterThe Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
(since 2003) - List of Stob articles at Dr. Dobb's JournalDr. Dobb's JournalDr. Dobb's Journal was a monthly journal published in the United States by CMP Technology. It covered topics aimed at computer programmers. DDJ was the first regular periodical focused on microcomputer software, rather than hardware. It later became a monthly section within the periodical...
(some articles require subscription)
Books
- The Best of Verity Stob at ApressApressApress, Inc. is a publisher of information technology books, based in New York City. It is a division of Springer Science+Business Media.Apress was founded by authors Gary Cornell and Dan Appleman. Its original name was Author's Press, shortened to APress, then Apress. In 2003, Apress purchased...
(publisher) - The Best of Verity Stob at The RegisterThe RegisterThe Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
(review)
Other
- "Aspect-Oriented Programming with AspectJ" at SlashdotSlashdotSlashdot is a technology-related news website owned by Geeknet, Inc. The site, which bills itself as "News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters", features user-submitted and ‑evaluated current affairs news stories about science- and technology-related topics. Each story has a comments section...