A very interesting question–with very interesting answers–on StackOverflow.com: What’s your most controversial programming opinion? (Via
Month: March 2009
Step Away
Step away from the computer. I get some of my best ideas when I step away from the computer for a few hours and carry on with life (letting the problem mull over in the back of my mind). Maybe you’ve experienced this, too. If software is much more about good ideas than BFI (and… Continue reading Step Away
Ten Whole Megabytes
When I was in college, I rented a friend’s computer for a year. It had an amazing ten megabyte hard drive, and I loved it! I didn’t have to boot it with two single-sided single-density 360KB floppy disks. It was great! And ten whole megabytes! I figured I could type non-stop for decades before I… Continue reading Ten Whole Megabytes