Introducing Dan!

As you may be aware, this blog is called 'Programming with Jay 'n Dan'. Because of this, I figured it might be a good idea to introduce Dan. I won't get into too many details at the moment, I'll let him do that for you later. For now, just know that our professions are similar and he shares some of my belief in what our jobs are really for. To demonstrate this, check out a recent IM dialog of ours at work:

[16:47] nevarezz: well dan, i just finished a nice long segment of code writing... and now the nightmare begins...
[16:47] GhostInAK: debugging?
[16:47] GhostInAK: or explaining how to use it?
[16:47] nevarezz: the wonderful world of errors
[16:47] nevarezz: yes debugging[
[16:47] GhostInAK: lovely.
[16:47] GhostInAK: I'm at the same point.
[16:48] nevarezz: i built an asynchronous handler for this webservice...it looks so pretty and elegant... it doesn't need to run yet. i'm sure its fine
[16:48] GhostInAK: code that doesn't run is guaranteed to be bug-free.
[16:49] nevarezz: well spoken my friend
[16:49] GhostInAK: async handlers are fun.
[16:50] nevarezz: i think i got off relatively easy because the caller doesn't need any of the return values...any return info is just getting logged
[16:50] GhostInAK: I just got done writing another file reader (for DEMs this time).. a DEM file is aligned on 1024 byte boundaries.. but the data structures within the file cross the byte boundaries.. crazyness. Why can't I find a file format that makes sense around here?
[16:51] nevarezz: lol
[16:51] GhostInAK: Ah, sweet. so in yer case garbage in doesnt nessecarily produce garbage out :)
[16:51] nevarezz: yup!
[16:51] nevarezz: just a tidy little file
[16:51] nevarezz: that no one is gonna ever use
[16:51] nevarezz: lol
[16:51] GhostInAK: *smiles*
[16:52] nevarezz: i should just make the logging function into comments
[16:52] nevarezz: cuz that's all it will be good for
[16:52] nevarezz: lol
[16:53] GhostInAK: heh.
[16:53] nevarezz: oh wait, i'll put the logs in the registry
[16:53] GhostInAK: *eyes you suspiciously*
[16:54] nevarezz: nothin wrong with a bunch of garbage in the registry
[16:54] GhostInAK: that'll work as long as you write a pointer to each log entry into the disk's master boot record.
[16:55] nevarezz: INGENIOUS!!!
[16:55] GhostInAK: Hows your Mexican web farm goin?
[16:56] nevarezz: there's a huge crop down here
[16:56] nevarezz: i haven't started pollenating yet
[16:57] GhostInAK: well git on that man.. I hear the latest games are being written to take advantage of the processing power a large farm can provide.
[16:57] nevarezz: i think i'll do it with subliminal hypnotic technology
[16:57] nevarezz: they won't even know they know what they know
[16:57] nevarezz: or why they seem compelled to find someone else to tell it to
[16:58] GhostInAK: heh. You gotta attract your mexicans first.. I hear they tend to congregate near orchards, avacado groves, and vineyards..
[16:58] nevarezz: and construction projects
[16:58] GhostInAK: ah yes.
[16:59] GhostInAK: ooooooh!! Buy a bus! Mobile Mexican web farm! Like a laptop.. but cooler.:)
[16:59] nevarezz: DUDE!
[16:59] nevarezz: that would rock
[16:59] nevarezz: i could have a wide area network of busses
[17:00] GhostInAK: then I'll get a bus.. and we can have like a lan party man.. on the fuckin beach! Yeah!
[17:00] nevarezz: the mexicans inside could throw beans with engraved messages back and forth at stoplights and when passing
[17:00] GhostInAK: sweet!
[17:00] nevarezz: dude, we should write a book on this stuff
[17:01] GhostInAK: no kiddin! We'll be the KINGS of WAN (Wetback Area Networking)!!