So today I discovered that my first ever contribution to an Open Source project was accepted. Before I was let go from WordStream, my boss was having me work on a feature addition to Buildbot.
I was allowed to contribute that addition, under my own name, and today that change …
more ...Cilk Arts is very close to releasing their multi-core programming library called Cilk++, and with it, a new license, the Cilk Arts Public License. Using this license, they attempt to close the “IDO [Internal Development Organizations] loophole” they believe exists with the current GPL. Namely: an organization can take a …
more ...Yet another reason I will avoid PHP at all costs. The head developers of PHP have decided, after much discussion, to make the back-slash the name-space separator when referencing classes. Thats’s right, this\is\a\tree\valid\variable. I’m sorry, a back-slash? This will create no end of …
more ...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 …more ...
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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