https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/11/github_ceo_autonomous_programming/ There go all the new programmers jobs they promised…
Author: M. H. Neifer
The long, slow, rotten march of progress | The Outline
https://theoutline.com/post/1611/the-long-slow-rotten-march-of-progress Nice rant about recent teach-everyone-and-the-pope-coding movement by big cooperations that are desperate for staff.
Answers from 2017 Common Lisp experts – (blog ‘phoe) – phoe’s Blog – Teknik
https://blog.teknik.io/phoe/p/365 This might be useful for an up to date overview for people starting with Lisp.
The Coming Software Apocalypse
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/saving-the-world-from-code/540393/ Well, we passed the point of no return already, I’m afraid.
As Computer Coding Classes Swell, So Does Cheating – NYTimes.com
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/computer-science-cheating.html No surprises here, to be honest.
Tech’s push to teach coding isn’t about kids’ success – it’s about cutting wages | Technology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/21/coding-education-teaching-silicon-valley-wages Oh, really? Who would have thought that!
Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding
Today I will start another programming course at FutureLearn. The course is named “Functional Programming in Haskell: Supercharge Your Coding” and it looks interesting. Here is a short description of the course: “On this introductory course, you will discover the power, elegance and simplicity […]
Developer Testing
Teach prisoners how to code?
Interesting article about US states that ban programming books in prisons. https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2017/aug/17/prisons-coding-ban/ Well, why not let them code. They want to socialize these people and have them find jobs.
Caffeine :: Livecode the Web!
15 minutes machine learning with Python
Nice intro tutorial. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/06/21/15_minutes_in_machine_learning/
Instagram Makes a Smooth Move to Python 3 – The New Stack
Whoa. I didn’t know that Instagram is running on Python. I’m impressed. https://thenewstack.io/instagram-makes-smooth-move-python-3/
Is Software Engineering Possible?
Coding is not fun
Very interesting article on Quartz about coding in general. Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex https://qz.com/987170/coding-is-not-fun-its-technically-and-ethically-complex/ “[…] by expanding the labor pool, keeps industry ticking over and wages under control.” Shhh! Nobody needs to hear this.