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An automated domain name renewal tripped today, reminding me of yet another project I had intended to work on, but haven't had the time to start abandoned.

program_a_problem.jpgThe idea started - and forgive me if I've written about this before, but I can't find it in the archives - when thinking about my old Bytes Brothers books.  The Bytes Brothers mysteries were a series of books with short "mysteries" that the brothers solve using the family computer and some BASIC programming.  The stories present a problem (usually quite fabricated) and usually a short program listing as part of the solution.  By following along with the story, readers get interested in solving the mystery and can try to solve them on their own by writing their own versions of the programs, or expanding on the ones provided.