Category Archives: software

September 2, 2012
7:11 pm
by: lilengineerthatcould

Rule of Diversity: Distrust all claims for “one true way”.

I’ve been programming simulations and algorithms in C++ for several years now, but it’s only been in the last year or so that I’ve really began to appreciate the advantages of diversifying ones language repertoire.  My conversion began after reading … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in ECE2524, Rule of Diversity, Seven Languages in Seven Weeks, software, software engineering, technology, Unix philosophy

August 29, 2012
9:59 pm
by: lilengineerthatcould

What Makes Good Software Good?

The first day of class (ECE2524: Introduction to Unix for Engineers) I asked participents the  open ended question “What makes good software good?” and asked them to answer both “for the developer” and “for the consumer”. I generated a list … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in ECE2524, engineering, GEDI, software, word cloud