Many books Published on April 27, 2021April 26, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Too many? How big should your library be? Read More
The price of old things Published on March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Market research We ponder the economic future of the past. Read More
The last hurrah of the silver plate Published on February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Hunting oxymorons We recall an example of cutting-edge research using obsolete means. Read More
Knobology Published on February 16, 2021February 15, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Not intuitive Some arbitrary details can be very important. Read More
Upgrading Published on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Out with the old We make a suggestion that’s out of step with the times. Read More
Back to C Published on September 22, 2020September 21, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The difference between languages We are struck by the great range of things included in the term “software.” Read More
Cyborg students Published on September 1, 2020August 28, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Virtually testing times What do tests measure? Read More
On learning languages Published on February 25, 2020February 25, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Spanish, Russian, Java, Python We use “language” for a misleading variety of things. Read More
Coding Published on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An unforgiving art It’s hard to face a compiler with confidence. Read More
The weather on Jupiter Published on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An unexpected variety We’re impressed by the many data sources, tools, and results in a recent paper. Read More