Resources

—  Edgar F. Codd (1970): A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks.
—  Erwin Unruh (1994): Original Metaprogram for Prime Number Computation.
—  Nathan C. Myers (1995): Traits: A New and Useful Template Technique.
—  Visual Transistor-level Simulation of the 6502 CPU.

C++0x and Boost

—  The Function Pointer Tutorials.
—  More C++ idioms.
—  Das Lambda-Kalkül.
—  Lambdas, auto, and static_assert: C++0x Features in VC10, Part 1
—  Rvalue References: C++0x Features in VC10, Part 2
—  Want Speed? Pass by Value.
—  auto_ptr and auto_ptr_ref

GNU/Linux and UNIX

—  Ken Thompson (1984): Reflections on Trusting Trust.
—  Sed – An Introduction and Tutorial.
—  Make – Quick-Reference.

DOS/Windows

It's the dream of each programmer
Before his life is done,
To write three lines of APL
And make the damn thing run.
          —  ...from the UNIX fortune program

—  DOS Batch Command Reference.

XML/SOAP

— Holger Joukl's extensive report on ZSI..
            Building an interoperable Web Services application using Zolera SOAP Infrastructure (ZSI) for Python. ZSI Requires Python 2+ and PyXML.

Time-honored Essays and Monologues

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.
          —  Jean-Paul Sartre

—  John Locke (1690): An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Locke's Essay).
            "No Man's Knowledge here, can go beyond his Experience."
—  Thomas Jefferson (1776): The Declaration of Independence.
            "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
—  Bertrand Russell (1932): In Praise of Idleness.
            "The road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work."
—  William Shakespeare (1597): Romeo And Juliet Act 2, scene 2, 33-49.
             "O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?"
—  Johann W. Goethe (1770): Faust Der Tragödie Erster Teil – Erster Teil – Nacht.
            "Daß ich erkenne, was die Welt Im Innersten zusammenhält..."
—  John F. Kennedy (1961): Inaugural Address.
            "Together let us explore the stars."