Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Stan Kelly-Bootle
Born: September 15, 1929
Died: April 16, 2014 (aged 84)
Bio: Stanley Bootle, known as Stan Kelly-Bootle, was a British author, academic, singer-songwriter and computer scientist. He took his stage name Stan Kelly from the Irish folk song "Kelly, the boy from Killane".
Known for:
- The Computer Contradictionary (1995)
- Understanding UNIX (1992)
- UNIX Complete (1999)
- The devil's DP dictionary (1981)
- Mastering Turbo C (1988)