The following is an indulgent self-interview with the author.
So The Gassy One: what kind of fucked-up moniker is that?
It's one that goes with the title of the blog.
And what's up with the Italian? Are you some kind of fascist?
That depends. It was just something I used to say, started during a trip to Italy, if-you-get-my-drift. Plus it goes with the moniker. I show up at the top of a Google Search by the blog's title, so I'm pretty happy with that.
And you won't translate that for us?
I think everyone can figure it out.
So what inspired this blog?
Mostly phone call rant sessions with other programmer friends. Also from reading lots of blogs; I track over 70 blogs a day, and add to that as necessary.
That's a lot of blogs. What do you supervisors think about all that non-billable time?
Let's just say the research usually finds its way into current projects. Next question please....
What's the fascination with UK English?
Started a long time ago, probably from watching Monty Python. I didn't start actually getting the idioms until well into adulthood. Then of course there are the accents.
So what is your favorite programming activity?
Most probably Refactoring. That activity of incremental improvement, the fight against Entropy. I certainly enjoy Test Driven Development techniques, and working on non-TDD projects is becoming a real sore spot.
What's up with all the Wikipedia shit? Are you some kind of shill or what?
Let's face it, there's stuff in here that not everyone knows about, including me, and the references are a boon to giving the reader something else to do, expand their horizons perhaps, within the context of this blog. I want to stay informational, and not link to ad-laden crap, if possible.
How noble.
(in the style of Commander McBragg) Yes, quite.
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