Beautiful Code and Stardust

Beautiful Code is kind of like Founders at Work, except about programming instead of starting companies. This book, edited by Andy Oram and Greg Wilson, is a little hit or miss. Some of the essays are quite engaging and interesting, while others are dull and not particularly informative. Overall, it was a worthwhile read, and while it's not a book of patterns to be strictly applied while coding, there were definitely lessons that I'll remember as I work on future projects.

Stardust was a lot of fun to watch. It was sappy, and funny, and thoroughly entertaining. It's based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, which I haven't read, so I can't gauge how true to the book the movie is. I've really enjoyed what little of Gaiman's work I've read (and Mirrormask too), so I really need to sit down and read more of his novels.