As much as the software industry overdog and the its representatives are disfavored, I do find Bill Gates very respectable. The scholarship program for law students that was formed in honor of his father is a great gift. I, as a juror, have seen young public defenders and prosecutors at work. I am fairly certain […]
My interest in contributing to open source projects has been growing lately. I use several open source operating systems, and I rely on many open source applications. There are many applications that I am very interested in developing for myself, and the open source community can provide a lot of off-the-shelf components that I can […]
Checking out university course descriptions and syllabi is one way I remain sharp and competitive within the computing industry. They serve as a great resource on what books to purchase for recreational reading. They sometimes also validate other books I bought after some cursory reading at traditional bookstores. I have always questioned why otaku fascinate […]
On the twelfth day of June in the year two thousand and five, Steve Jobs addressed alumnae and alumni at Stanford University during their commencement ceremony: I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this […]
Here’s my variation of Brian Kernighan’s famous phrase: std::cout << “Hello, World!” << std::endl;