Here’s an interesting talk about how we won’t need programmers very soon: Large Language Models and The End of Programming – CS50 Tech Talk with Dr. Matt Welsh.
If refers to the following books:
Here’s an interesting talk about how we won’t need programmers very soon: Large Language Models and The End of Programming – CS50 Tech Talk with Dr. Matt Welsh.
If refers to the following books:
I watched Joe Armstrong – Keynote: The Forgotten Ideas in Computer Science – Code BEAM SF 2018. I made the mistake of starting my notes as I went along with the video. If I had have watched the video first I probably wouldn’t have made the notes. Anyway. Sunk cost. Here ’tis.
Two papers to read:
Four old tools to learn:
Four really bad things:
Three great books to read:
Seven reasons why software is difficult now:
One fun programming exercise:
8 great machines from the past:
3 performance improvements:
5 YouTube videos to watch:
6 things not to do:
5 sins:
4 languages to learn:
4 great forgotten ideas:
6 areas to research:
2 dangers:
4 ideas that are obvious now but strange at first:
2 fantastic programs to try:
7 distractions:
3 general laws:
3 laws of physics:
6 common problems:
5 more problems:
Things can be small:
The old truths:
Web is broken:
HTML and HTTP have several problems:
This came up in my feed today: QUIC Loss Detection and Congestion Control. I wish I had time to read it closely! It’s about how they re-implement the TCP bits and pieces (such as congestion control) atop UDP.
This is cool: A truly incredible fact about the number 37. I didn’t read it closely but 37 is my lucky number, so it held some interest. The conclusion is:
37, the median value for the second prime factor of an integer; thus the probability that the second prime factor of an integer chosen at random is smaller than 37 is approximately one half.
I will let you in on a little secret: I love doing math homework. Always have, always will. I love the process. I love reading the problems, thinking of solutions, and checking the questions off one by one. Even when it’s easy, it’s still fun.
Just for fun I’ve gone back to my old high school math textbooks. I’m skipping years 7 and 8 and starting with year 9. Then I will do 10, 11, and 12, at the highest level.
At the moment I’m working through Australian Signpost Mathematics New South Wales 9 (5.1-5.3) Student Book, which is the year 9 textbook. I’m only up to page 10, fractions and ratios. I should work on it more than I do. Let’s see what I can do about that. :)
Today there was a promotion/sale on at AliExpress, so I picked up some consumables and a few natty tools. I paid the promotion price AU$63.46 for stuff on sale at AU$142.82 which normally sells for AU$326.12.
This evening I read the iptables man page and Linux iptables Pocket Reference from cover-to-cover; my notes are here: Netfilter.
I think at this point I am ready to use iptables in anger for the first time in a long time, and the first time ever on a router.
However, before I take that on, I’m going to have a quick diversion into the following books, and then sleep, and I will do my iptables programming when I wake up tomorrow.
Things to read to learn about FPGA programming:
I’m learning more about FPGAs. Haven’t actually purchased one to play with yet though.