So Dr. Dobb’s Journal has finally folded. I’m a little too young to remember the real glory days of Dr. Dobb’s, when it was a hardcore programmer’s magazine full of code. I actually started reading it only a few years ago, when another magazine that I did read, Software Development, died out and folded some of its feature articles into Dr. Dobb’s. The last year or so there was so little of interest left there that I would simply toss each issue directly into the recycling bin (I had a free subscription).
So Software Development became a feature in Dr. Dobb’s. Now Dr. Dobb’s is becoming a feature in InformationWeek. Any bets on where InformationWeek is headed?
Like I said, I have no memory of the “real” Dr. Dobb’s, but I’m still a bit sad at its passing. My lingering memory (as I tossed the last issue into the bin) is of, as Eric Sink pointed out, the amateurish grammatical error slapped across the cover. What an embarrassing way to go out.
Happy Halloween! If you are driving tonight, please be extra cautious and keep a lookout for trick-or-treaters.