Not the OP, but something a bit more open ended and allowing interesting answers (IMHO):
- If you had to design a programming language, what would be some of the decisions you would make?
- (Since he lists things such woodworking, fiction writing, etc.) How has programming influenced your life?
- If you had to write another book, what would it be on?
- What do you think about the general state of interviews (programming related positions) in the industry?
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Other non-question comment:
- UX/Usability/Readability, layout, font selection of you website is really poor. Please make it easier for the readers (e.g. https://blog.ycombinator.com/chris-slowe-interview)