Good yarn Verity.

But!

Does Jo use vi or emacs?

...the "sweary recluse" is really the dog's bollocks. I want to see that kind of stuff in IEEE Software!!

Excellent as always, but this is really bothering me now. What is "... That C-like macro language that programmer's editors support but which nobody much uses."

Obviously I don't much use it.

Oh dear!

Verity has used Lisp in a humerous context.

The wrath of Stallman will descend upon her. Never will she be allowed to use a "(" again.

She will be cast out from by hosts of the one true language for they cannot laugh nor even smile.

Stallman have pity on her.

the title of the third book becomes 'The Amber pyGlass'.

Coat.

Pipe.

London Cab.

I tried reading it. I think I made it as far as "I'll pay for a boxing ring, I know martial arts, I'll kick your ass" before losing the will to live.

Hmm would the C-like macro language be m4???

Anyway this would be great as a programmers version of a BOFH ;)

Reminds me of Tony "This is an ahhtrage" 'Arrison from the Mighty Boosh. Perhaps that will be Ms. Stob's next parody.