Verity Stob

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Verity Stob
Born United Kingdom
OccupationSoftware Developer, Author
NationalityBritish

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. [1] Since 1988, she has written her "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine, Dr. Dobb's Journal , and currently The Register . [2] [3] Stob was described as "the author of the longest-running satirical column on computer programming" [4] by her fellow columnist, Andrew Orlowski.

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Career

Stob has been a computer and web programmer since 1984, mostly using Delphi, C++, and PHP. [1]

In 1988, she started her pseudonymous "Verity Stob" column for .EXE magazine (now defunct). Later, she moved it to Dr. Dobb's Journal . Since 2003, her column has appeared in the British technology news and opinion website, The Register . [3] [4]

She lives and works in London, United Kingdom. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Morris, Richard (23 January 2025). "Verity Stob: Geek of the Week". Simple-Talk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Stob, Verity. "Three Men in a Tardis". www.theregister.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Book Catalog: The Best of Verity Stob". apress.com. Apress . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Orlowski, Andrew (5 October 2008). "Verity Stob faces execution, Wikipedia-style". The Register . Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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