Scott Westfall has a post about defects vs. features. He notes:

I like the generic term, “change request” for all changes in a system. But it’s very important to know whether it is a defect or a feature request. In my lexicon, a “defect” is something that doesn’t …

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A band for programmers tired of automata:

Rage Against the State Machine

Thanks, I’ll be here all year.

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The other day, at work, we were working on setting up an automated qurk-and-dirty back up for some files from one Linux box to another. The link was a long distance one (from a data center in Dallas to our office in Anchorage). The solution was simple and elegant:

On …

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Original, as far as I know. Correct me if you know otherwise.

Q: How do you program a computer to make beef stew?

A: You use bullion logic.

As bad, but not as good:

Q: How do you solve a math equation involving beef stew?

A: You use bullion algebra …

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