Coding matters: Obscurity and security
Do some programmers deliberately make their code obscure to preserve their job security? This is Jacqui’s answer to the question asked by a delegate on her course.
Do some programmers deliberately make their code obscure to preserve their job security? This is Jacqui’s answer to the question asked by a delegate on her course.
Lewis explains why you should never compare floating point numbers for equality.
I’ve been frustrated this past week by poor service and poor government systems. Nothing new there. So I am going to distract you from work for a few minutes with some unrelated trivia. Sing a licence You know that screen that requires you to accept the software licence terms before
A quick overview of the primitive floating point types in Java, and how to print the mantissa and exponent.
A sad decluttering job reminds me that one day someone will need to deal with my stuff. And that includes digital clutter. Time to delete a file or two.
There are so many different views about AI and whether it is good or bad. The one reliable prediction is that the term AI is going to be used a lot.
In South Africa, contract clauses about force majeure (“Acts of God”) now include acts of Eskom. Does that mean Eskom is our new South African god of lightning?
Lewis looks at how floating point numbers are represented in computer memory, and introduces the problem of quantitization error.
I’m feeling stupefied. That doesn’t mean I feel stupid (although sometimes I do). More like I am stumped by a stupid situation. And I need your help in getting unstupefied. The alphabet soup of accreditation A few weeks ago, a client asked if we are accredited. This client wanted to
Glue work refers to the less glamorous work that needs to happen to make a team successful. But it can feel unproductive and unrewarded. Jacqui reminds us that it is important and needs to be commended.
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