Coding matters: Local should be lekker
Jacqui Coosner
2024-09-13
We benefit from a strong local economy. I know new graduates are not work-ready, but let’s support local software development and training.
Coding Matters
Some things get better with age
Jacqui Coosner
2024-09-05
Some things get better with age, like wine, and whiskey, and cheese. And jeans. And, apparently, cast-iron skillets. But nobody ever says that technology gets better with age.
Coding matters: Eat your way to knowledge
Jacqui Coosner
2024-08-29
Once again, the role of food during a course raises its head. But you can’t eat your way to knowledge. And is it true that programmers eat more junk food?
Thread-Local Variables in Java
Lewis Coosner
2024-08-22
Lewis explains ThreadLocal Variables in Java.
Coding matters: Suspension of (dis)belief
Jacqui Coosner
2024-08-22
I saw the worst computer network scene I have ever seen in a movie or series. It made me think about suspending disbelief in fiction. And how we now need to suspend belief before we believe what we hear or see on the Internet.
Coding matters: A question of trust
Jacqui Coosner
2024-08-15
Companies are investing in AI. But it seems we, as consumers, don’t trust it. Some thoughts on trust and negativity.
Coding matters: Risky shortcuts
Jacqui Coosner
2024-08-08
The truth about shortcuts is that they are risky, and don’t pay off in the long run. This is why so many stories of women taking shortcuts on their way home end badly. The same is true for shortcuts in software development.
Escaping Object References in Java
Lewis Coosner
2024-08-06
Escaping object references can become an issue with concurrent running threads.
Coding matters: Computer zombies
Jacqui Coosner
2024-08-01
A zombie computer is that old WIndows PC that hasn’t been updated in more than 10 years. It’s running some obscure program. Nobody quite knows how it works, but they absolutely need what it does.
Are Floats Faster Than Doubles in Java?
Lewis Coosner
2024-07-30
How do we choose a float data type over a double to represent a value? And once we’ve chosen one over the other, how will it affect the speed of our application? Is a float faster than a double, or vice versa?