Taking A Break
May 9, 2010
I write this from my hospital bed, where I am recovering from blood clots in both lungs; my right lung was 100% blocked, my left lung 60%. I am doing well, and expect a complete recovery.
However, I will not be blogging for a while, probably for two to four weeks. Until I resume, your task is to visit Programming Praxis every Tuesday and Friday morning and do any exercise you have not yet done; I want to see those comment queues filling up.
Programming Praxis 
Wow–best wishes on an efficient recovery.
Relax and recover… We will permform our duties and make some exercises
Best wishes
You don’t think about the blog and take care of your health. Get well.
Glad to hear you are recovering, and we hope you feel better.
Howdy, love the site, glad to hear you’re on the way to a full recovery. That kind of stuff is extremely scary. Feel better soon!
Best wishes from me as well, and best of luck on your recovery.
To fill in for Phil’s absence, next Tuesday I will post a new programming exercise on http://bonsaicode.wordpress.com/ at the usual time.
I’ll try and see if I can keep doing so until Phil gets better.
Dear me! May your recovery be swift and thorough; there are saws to sharpen :)
God bless you and wish you the speediest possible recovery.
Get well soon!
Hope you recover soon. Relax because you left us enough exercises to keep us entertained for a year! :)
I wish you to fill better. I will wait for your next exercises patiently.
I wish you a swift recovery. Take good care!
Wishing you all the best, Phil! Get well soon. -Dan-
Python version:
def taking_a_break(): print "Glad to hear you are doing well. Hope your recovery is swift and complete.\n\t--Mike"The exercise for May 11th can be found at http://bonsaicode.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/programming-praxis-conways-game-of-life/
[…] game of life By Remco Niemeijer With the author of Programming Praxis currently hospitalized, I’ll be posting some programming exercises in his stead until he’s […]
I have recently discovered your site and I think it’s great. Get well soon!
The exercise for May 14th can be found at http://bonsaicode.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/programming-praxis-%E2%80%93-brainfuck-interpreter/
The exercise for May 18th can be found at http://bonsaicode.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/programming-praxis-mandelbrot-set/
The exercise for May 21st can be found at http://bonsaicode.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/programming-praxis-id3v1-tags/
Thanks, Remco, for keeping things going.
I’ll be back with a new exercise on Tuesday.
Enjoy your weekend.
Phil