As Professor Dijkstra put it: “Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.”
an eddy in the bitstream
Maker of lunches.
Teller of stories.
Singer of songs.
Crafter of code.
Kicker of darkness.
As Professor Dijkstra put it: “Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one’s native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer.”
Interesting chart showing the change in college graduate degrees by major over the last 40 years.
I share a birthday and a name with Eugene McCarthy. I also share his belief:
I enjoyed this essay. Brisk, telling, ribald writing. I wanted to tell Sam Alvord about it.
It was a busy week for pushing new releases to CPAN. These modules all got updates last week:
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