Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Using Spatial Words Can Help Kids Be More Comfortable With STEM

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I like the below news story: The way you talk with your child can help them to understand science and math https://wkow.com/news/top-stor...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Provide All The Information The User Needs And Nothing More

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A key part of the design process is the precise definition of each and every software component in the system. This specification will be...
Friday, December 21, 2018

Use Efficient Algorithms

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Knowledge of the theory of algorithm complexity is an absolute prerequisite for being a good designer. Given any specific problem, you co...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Howl's Moving Castle

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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars Just as another reviewer said the movie made me want to read the b...
Friday, December 14, 2018

Gather 'Round the Sound

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Gather 'Round the Sound by Paulo Coelho My rating: 3 of 5 stars Good short stories that fit the season. Be warned the first story, ...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein

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Light Falls: Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein by Brian Greene My rating: 5 of 5 stars Exciting and revealing. Provides insight ...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Write Programs For People First

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In the early days of computing, computers were relatively slow. Almost anything that could be done to shave off a few instructions was wor...
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Use Meaningful Names

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Some programmers insist on naming variables with names like nflt or nFlight. The usual argument is that it makes programmers more product...

Avoid Side-Effects

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A side-effect of a procedure is something the procedure does that is not its main purpose and that is visible (or whose results are perce...
Monday, December 10, 2018

The Whole Art of Detection

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The Whole Art of Detection: Lost Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes by Lyndsay Faye My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed Lyndsay Faye's style...