Table of contents

2023

Number 6: A character string is a character string is a character string

May 24, 2023

Not everything is a string.

Number 5: I can’t live without you

May 17, 2023

The drawbacks of being indispensable.

Number 4: Construction equipment

May 10, 2023

A parable about code quality.

Number 3: The software supply chain

May 3, 2023

Do you know who wrote the software you use?

Number 2: Reasonable by default

April 26, 2023

Programs should work acceptably well without requiring extensive configuration.

Number 1: What we weren’t taught

April 19, 2023

Don’t go poking around your program in search of bugs; use the scientific method.

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