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Over 10 years ago, Dr. Dobbs Journal was my favorite computer-related magazine. The copies would cost at least twice as much as other magazines in the store because there was only small demand, they were flown into our country and were paid in (back then) expensive US dollars. I considered a copy worth its money however, because it contained well-written, in-depth articles of a broad range of issues of the software engineering field. I could spend hours reading it. If I didn’t buy them myself, I always had a nice gift idea at hand…

For at least five years now, I have seen it’s quality declining. The content just didn’t seem so appealing anymore and the magazine became also physically thinner. I still had a subscription; partly because of old-times-sake, and partly because as a working guy and the current €/$ rate it felt well-affordable.

In the beginning of this year I received a notice of a change; Dr. Dobbs Journal would merge with Information week, and in order to keep receiving issues under my subscription, I had to fill out some web page. At first I wasn’t aware of what was happening, but having received two issues of Information Week with a small part reserved for Dr. Dobbs, I’m completely convinced I will not continue my subscription. It’s sad, but I don’t feel part of the target audience anymore

Google told me I’m not the only one:

• Farewell to Dr. Dobbs…
• The demise of Dr Dobbs Journal – hopefully exaggerated
• R.I.P. Dr. Dobbs
• The 2008 Media Inflection: Meet Dr. Web, the New Gorilla
• Dr. Dobbs Journal Goes Away

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