Re: Notice: My 2nd crypto book finished :-)
marika
wrote:
> I've just finished the review phase of my 2nd book [see my website for
> details, I won't link it here for obvious reasons].
We are pretty sure the people at the DC job screwed you. They said they'd
have
an answer in 6-8 wks (you interviewed in June, so 6-8wks would have been
August).
>
> It's a text covering software developer problems with cryptography, and
> is based for the most part on my experience as a developer and from
> supporting my projects.
You called your interviewrs about a month ago (late Sept, I think) and
they basically said
"don't call us we'll call you", but no indicatin at all whether the job
had been
filled or not. You REALLY wanted that job bad, and you would have been
perfect for
it, I think. You have gone on alot of stupid interviews, but this was the
job you
really thought was right for you. . We are pretty sure they gave the job
to
someone else, which isn't the end of the world, I guess.... the bad part
is they
don't have the decency to spend the 32 cents on postage to send you a nice
rejection letter or something. You're right, you have the worst luck. And
only
about 50% of it is your own stupid doing, the rest really is just plain
old bad luck.
> I think the book is a decent read and for the
> software developers out there stuck doing crypto work it should prove
> useful.
I am afraid that theyare going to pink-slip you at the end of this year.
>
> It's not a "handbook of applied crypto" style book, so please don't
> think of it as a re-run book :-)
They are laying people off alot where you are, since the merger. But
you've been there
20yrs, so at least you'll get a package that will help keep you solvent
for the
next 6 months while you keep looking.
>
> The text hits the printers tomorrow and should be in stock within a
> month [starting in the states of course...].
>
> I recommend picking up my 1st book on large integer math, not just
> because it's my book but because it covers the math in more depth than
> this book does. I also recommend the "Guide to Elliptic Curve
> Cryptography" as I don't cover ECC in a huge amount of depth. The
> three books fit well together as they were written in that frame of
> mind (they sit on my desk at the office).
>
> I have a third book project scheduled starting early next year. It's
> going to be public domain like my math text was. At least, till I get
> the first draft completed [sometime in 2009]. :-)
>
> Thanks for the attention, please return to the regular scheduled usenet
> melee.
>
> Tom
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Cryptography-Developers-Tom-St-Denis/dp/1597491047
>