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Makes me think that maybe I could write the code equivalent of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" using Java



I would totally buy that book. Also consider doing a software version of "Go the Fuck to Sleep": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vDYOpkoWE#t=0m40s

Bonus points if you can get Samuel Jackson to narrate it.


I know that you're just kidding, but in all seriousness, a "Scary Stories" book would be useful as a training doc.

Most startups have a coding conventions guide for new hires -- and in my experience, it's a dry and tedious thing to study.

It would be funny and interesting to engage new programmers with animated horror stories instead of just: "Braces go on the next line...and please sanitize your data."


The method call was coming from... inside the method!


–Then who was call?


What about a story of C and undefined behavior.


I think it would be fantastic to have a scary stories version. It would fit in with a slightly older audience too after they grow out of the children's book phase.


Makes me chuckle thinking of Bill Gates reading Code Complete as a bedtime story.


Just for those who didn't get the reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkBphtQRxs


Joe PHP is on the loose, try and catch him.


This sounds like an AMAZING idea for a Security book.


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