[nonrecursive]

This is really inspiring! I had no idea that Linda co-founded Rails Girls, and for some reason I had formed the impression that she was an illustrator before becoming a programmer. I didn't know that she had learned to draw so that she could create the book.

This advice is golden, and it's pretty cool to see such joy, enthusiasm, and generosity rewarded.

[nonrecursive]

Makes me think that maybe I could write the code equivalent of "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" using Java

[wpietri]

I would totally buy that book. Also consider doing a software version of "Go the Fuck to Sleep": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-vDYOpkoWE#t=0m40s

Bonus points if you can get Samuel Jackson to narrate it.

[hawkharris]

I know that you're just kidding, but in all seriousness, a "Scary Stories" book would be useful as a training doc.

Most startups have a coding conventions guide for new hires -- and in my experience, it's a dry and tedious thing to study.

It would be funny and interesting to engage new programmers with animated horror stories instead of just: "Braces go on the next line...and please sanitize your data."

[MartinCron]

The method call was coming from... inside the method!

[kaivi]

–Then who was call?

[deletes]

What about a story of C and undefined behavior.

[pwthornton]

I think it would be fantastic to have a scary stories version. It would fit in with a slightly older audience too after they grow out of the children's book phase.

[balls187]

Makes me chuckle thinking of Bill Gates reading Code Complete as a bedtime story.

[jeena]

Just for those who didn't get the reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMkBphtQRxs

[noinput]

Joe PHP is on the loose, try and catch him.

[pirateking]

This sounds like an AMAZING idea for a Security book.

[cnlwsu]

Be quicker to write the book using Whitespace