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amadio
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The Tao of Programming (1987)
I prefer "The UNIX Koans of Master Foo"
http://catb.org/esr/writings/unix-koans/
grkvlt
on Jan 29, 2019
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Those are actually pretty terrible, probably written after reading GEB. ESR is trying to emulate Hofstadter but isn't clever enough, so they are all based on a one-trick pony, search-and-replace joke that wears thin quickly.
2/10, would have preferred bobcat?
glitchc
on Jan 29, 2019
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The housecat may mock the tiger, but it will not turn his purr into a roar.
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