Programming

Jacqui experiences a sense of déjà vu after Toyota again apologises for cheating on vehicle tests. A reminder that programmers and engineers are responsible for their work.

My patience is often tested in April and May. Why? Because these are the months when I have to submit various annual returns to government bodies. It is tedious to prepare the information for the returns. But my real objection is the systems. How can we still have systems this

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.

A quick overview of the primitive floating point types in Java, and how to print the mantissa and exponent.

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.

Lewis looks at how floating point numbers are represented in computer memory, and introduces the problem of quantitization error.

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.

Lewis explains how integral numbers are represented in computer memory. Java has four primitive integral data types.