Category: Computer
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C++
C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg.Bjarne Stroustrup
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IEEExtreme Programming Challenge
I was the initial proctor for the 2012 IEEExtreme Programming Challenge at the U of M this year. The field had expanded from a single team last year to four teams this year. At this rate, then they will need a bigger IEEE lab at the U next year.
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The Programming Rules from HP’s Garage
The garage where Bill Hewlett and David Packard founded HP had its own core set of rules. They apply equally to programming.The garage in Palo Alto where HP was born was the workplace of only two employees, the founders. Yet, to keep their core beliefs front and center as they tinkered and toiled, they posted…
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Tech support
First line tech support is like having this conversation all day long:“The engine is making a funny noise…”“Really, what noise is it making?”“Oh, I don’t know, but it’s a funny noise.”
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Communication? That’s a bad thing!
It’s a battle—some of us are pushing to move quickly to remain competitive, while others are doing everything they can to stop the flow.A respondent to Information Week survey on social media adoption in the enterprise, 4-Jun-2012
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Great error page
Ran across this great error page at Competitive Cyclist today. I surmise from the cobblestones in the middle of a field that it must be a shot from a crash on the Paris-Roubaix race.