If you plan to do something with machine learning, you might want to read this interview with Adam Geitgey, Director of Software Engineering at Groupon. “Python is the most popular programming language today for machine learning” https://jaxenter.com/python-popular-programming-language-today-machine-learning-128942.html I think Python is a very good choice to […]
Category: Coding
To reuse or not
What do you think about reusing code, libraries, APIs? You can achieve more with reuse. But you have to trust. Read what Adam DuVander thinks about this. When Will the Last Ever Line of Code Be Written? http://blog.brightwork.io/when-will-the-last-ever-line-of-code-be-written/ I’m not sure about this. Dependencies can make […]
PicoLisp – programming simplified
If you are interested in Lisp-like programming languages, you might want to have a look at yet another dialect: PicoLisp. http://picolisp.com/ Hhm, build-in database and build-in Prolog engine. Why not?
Programming proficiency
O’Reilly has a nice article about programming proficiency written by Gregory Brown. The traits of a proficient programmer Bridging the gap between competence and proficiency https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/the-traits-of-a-proficient-programmer I think he describes the T-shaped professional that human resources folks love so much. Pick a small number of specific skills […]
Creative Coding
I have just started the free online course Creative Coding on FutureLearn. The course description says: Use computer programming as a creative discipline to generate sounds, images, animations and more, with this free online course. Having a background in industrial software development, I’m very curious […]
The Problem With Object-Oriented Languages
I didn’t know this quote by Joe Armstrong, the creator of Erlang: The problem with object-oriented languages is they’ve got all this implicit environment that they carry around with them. You wanted a banana but what you got was a gorilla holding the banana […]
Software Development Without Coding
Adam LaGreca on TechCrunch about software development without writing code. https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/22/dear-google-the-future-is-fewer-people-writing-code/
About Lisp read
Article by James Long about read and macros in Lisp. A bit outdated (February 18, 2012) but still worth the read. Lisp: It’s Not About Macros, It’s About Read http://jlongster.com/Lisp–It-s-Not-About-Macros,-It-s-About-Read
SBCL 1.3.6, released May 28, 2016
Steel Bank Common Lisp 1.3.6 has been released on May 28, 2016. Read the release notes at http://sbcl.sourceforge.net/news.html#1.3.6.
Python-Umzug nach GitHub soll bis Ende 2016 abgeschlossen sein
“In seiner PyCon-Keynote gab Python-Erfinder Guido van Rossum Details zum zeitlichen Horizont des Umzugs der Entwicklungsarbeiten der Programmiersprache bekannt.” http://heise.de/-3225482 Copyright © 2016 Heise Medien
About Naming Variables
This is a nice guide to naming variables written by Jacob Gabrielson. http://a-nickels-worth.blogspot.de/2016/04/a-guide-to-naming-variables.html
Need a refresher on C?
If you need a refresher on C, you might want to have a look at this handy summary from the Stanford CS Education Library. A bit outdated – revised 4/2003 – but still helpful, I think. Essential C http://cslibrary.stanford.edu/101/
ESUG’16 Registration — The Weekly Squeak
Dear Smalltalkers, ESUG’16 registration is open! http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2016/Conference-Registration We also provide you a selected list of hotels here: http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2016/Hotels See you @ Prague, Luc — Dr. Luc Fabresse Associate-Professor in Computer Science Mines Douai, Institut Mines-Telecom, France http://car.mines-douai.fr/luc/ über ESUG’16 Registration — The Weekly Squeak
Rails outdated?
You you work with Rails or think about working with it, you might want to read the following article. Today I accept that Rails is yesterday’s software. By Rob Robinson https://medium.com/@deathdisco/today-i-accept-that-rails-is-yesterday-s-software-b5af35c9af39#.95camk5lp I never worked with Ruby. So I cannot complain.