Tag Archives: programming

Behind the questionmark in a diamond – what I learned today about character encodings

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

I used to dread the days when I ran into a question mark, in a black diamond shape or not, in a middle of some text on a website or elsewhere, but now I find it fun. I feel like … Continue reading →

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Living inside Moodle e-learning platform, source code and db structure

Posted on February 19, 2012 by

I’ve spent the last months of workdays inside the source code and db structure of Moodle, an interesting e-learning platform. My first impression was confusion. Some of the code is procedural, some is object-oriented, some global variables are used, and … Continue reading →

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Happy Mondays, or why we need to reboot regularly

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I’ve had some long weekends and holidays lately and had to start over on Monday, or Tuesday which is not all that different, like today. I was surprised to find out that it is not as bad as I thought. … Continue reading →

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Stanford classes: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Introduction to Databases, free, online

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

I’m about to take my e-learning to a new level – I enrolled in all three of the Stanford online classes: Artifical Intelligence, Machine Learning and Introduction to Databases. It’s free, it’s serious – with tests and all, and it’s … Continue reading →

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The Pragmatic Life of a Passionate Programmer, the book

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

As I’ve written before, we all need maps. Especially in an ever changing field like IT. We also need encouragement, advice, and to know we are not alone in this mess. This Chad Fowler book, “The Passionate Programmer”, brings all … Continue reading →

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Learning algorithms during lunch breaks for finding math in chaos :)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

It’s never too late to learn algorithms, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. It’s not going to happen overnight or over a single lunch break, but an hour here a weekend there and you might see progress. But where … Continue reading →

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Diversity – what’s in it for you?

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

You don’t want to feel guilty. You have no time and energy to waste on that. Guilt isn’t fun. Which is why all kind of diversity talk fails when it is based on the game of people who feel excluded … Continue reading →

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Programming is about Interfaces, and not just the graphical ones, EuroPython2011 post 1

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

If you program, you create interfaces. And I don’t just mean the graphical user ones. All software is broken up in functions, methods, modules, plugins, etc. All pieces of software are used by other pieces of software. Every programmer’s code … Continue reading →

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Preparing for EuroPython2011, Florence here I come

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

Waking up on a Monday morning in Florence with a European Python conference to look forward to is going to be a blast. Cappuccino and brioche typical breakfast in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, then talks by … Continue reading →

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Apprentice coder books: Apprenticeship Patterns, by Hoover and Oshineye, O’Reilly, 2009

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

You are not alone. What I mean is, if you are sometimes feeling lost and overwhelmed in the world of Computer Science, programming, web development and the alike, you are not the only one feeling that way. The problem is … Continue reading →

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