Usenet re-runs

Being something of a luddite, I still rather like usenet for discussion of many technical matters; but the interweb seems to be the preferred place for that these days, so here are some things that I think are worth pointing web people at.

(HTML formatting by Stephen.)

General programming topics:

• Things programmers-to-be should learn: <dah03b$qcr$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• What a CS student should focus on to get a better job/career on graduation: <cjf3ou$2f8$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• Commentary on usefulness of certifications: <ck1g3t$sod$3@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• Commentary on resume length and usefulness of grades: <cif7op$icf$2@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)

Things specific to C:

• Fun with sequence point semantics: <fn8fi0$h6j$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• C and exceptions: <btt2fq$kvl$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• Tail calls, continuations, and continuation-passing style in C: <ag177d$ci$1@tabloid.uwaterloo.ca> (Google)
• More continuations: <evocbb$dg4$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca> and followups (Google - only my first post to the thread) (Google - entire thread)

Things I didn't write:

• Steve Summit on portability: <2003Nov17.0025.scs.005@box16.scs.ndip.eskimo.net> (Google)