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# Verity Stob

(1962)   Columnist

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Verity Stob is a columnist.

## Quick Facts About Verity Stob

Born November 30, 1962

Profession Columnist

## About Verity Stob

Satirical IT columnist... \| Verity Stob is the pseudonym of a British satirical columnist. Stob is an anonymous software developer, the author of humorous and satirical articles about information technology, particularly software development. Since 1988, she has written her "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine, Dr. Dobb's Jo

##  Quotes by Verity Stob

> [Lisp is still #1 for key algorithmic techniques such as recursion and condescension.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verity-stob/lisp-is-still-1-for-key-algorithmic-techniques-such-as-recursion-and/)

[Verity Stob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verity-stob/)

[Condescension](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/condescension/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/verity-stob-69579_condescension_lisp-is-still-1-for-key-algorithmic-tech_209135.jpg)

> [The primary duty of an exception handler is to get the error out of the lap of the programmer and into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verity-stob/the-primary-duty-of-an-exception-handler-is-to-get-the-error-out-of/)

[Verity Stob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verity-stob/)

[Cardinal rules](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cardinal-rules/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/verity-stob-69579_cardinal-rules_the-primary-duty-of-an-exception-handler_345510.jpg)

> [This does not mean that I fail to recognise that Lisp is still #1 for key algorithmic techniques such as recursion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verity-stob/this-does-not-mean-that-i-fail-to-recognise-that-lisp-is-still-1-for/)

[Verity Stob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verity-stob/)

[Condescension](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/condescension/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/verity-stob-69579_condescension_this-does-not-mean-that-i-fail-to-recogn_459849.jpg)

> [Whereas smaller computer languages have features designed into them, C++ is unusual in having a whole swathe of functionality discovered, like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/verity-stob/whereas-smaller-computer-languages-have-features-designed-into-them-c/)

[Verity Stob](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/verity-stob/)

[19th century](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/19th-century/)

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