Just a quick note of congrats to Mr. Seguin on securing a job with Engine Yard. I read about it on the blog this evening while desparately catching up on my RSS feeds from the Christmas Holidays. Wayne’s a great guy (from my few IRC and podcast encounters with him) and based on the guys I do know working at Engine Yard already, he’s going to have a great time.

You can read his first post all about Ruby on Rails in the Windows environment…. an effort that (as someone who runs all three of the major OSs) would be well appreciated

Congrats Wayne!

Ok, not really worthy of a full post, but I couldn’t help but to LOL at the latest comic on Not Invented Here.  Took me a couple of seconds to get it  If you didn’t remember NIH from my list of Programming Related Cartoons, it’s time to subscribe to their RSS feed right now!

OK, just another silly diversion, and a bit of a silly list.  Andrew mentioned Abstruse Goose to me in the #fv.rb channel, I responded with Not Invented Here, and well, I figured it’d be good to put a few down.

• XKCD – A given, should not even be mentioned.  I insult you by even thinking that you wouldn’t already be subscribed.  I’d also be insulting you if I implied that you shouldn’t forget that there are also forums and other community goodies that are just as good as the comic.
• Not Invented Here – Great cartoon about a programming shop, with a lot of “does he spy on me” moments lately.  Case in point.  Best of all it’s not that old so you can go and catch up fairly easily.
• Dilbert.  An old staple of the pain that programmers working in the big tall buildings in the big companies feel.  I fell out of love with Dilbert a while back, but something pulled me back in with a few cases where I’m pretty sure Scott Adams is working in my company.  Here’s a prime example.
• I just found Abstruse Goose through this great R2D2 Hacking The Death Star post.  Hooked and subscribed.
• Not exactly a comic, but the What Is Your Favorite Programmer Comic on StackOverflow has some awesome gems as well as some that aren’t part of any series.
• Joy Of Tech is an Apple oriented cartoon you’re sure to enjoy.
• Virtual Shackles is fairly new to me as well, but beautifully drawn, and funny as hell.
• Geek and Poke is a look at the modern socialnetworkconnectedtwittering world.
• Another not-programmer specific one, but you have to love The Oatmeal.
• Just a Bit Off.  What more can you say about a comic that has a comic like this one. Oh my….
• Userfriendly is a site and community I’ve been involved with for a long time, and even though Illiad is in a “rerun” stage, this is a classic strip that deservies your attention.
• Generally speaking, programmers have completed some form of post-secondary education, meaning that PHD Comics will have some relatable situations.
• New: Out of print, but great to browse the archives is Hackles.
• New: I can’t believe I missed General Protection Fault!
• New: Designer oriented, still looks good: The Brads – example flash bashing  - @andrewvit
• New: Ubersoft

Anyone got some suggestions of any that I’ve missed?

Updated: Thanks for the suggestions, I’ve added those to the list!