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This month, I move from strategies for duplicating bugs to strategies for finding bugs. But before we discuss specific strategies, we must ferret out many of the flawed assumptions that will bite us in implementing these strategies.
Ada Lovelace was a visionary who first recognized the potential of computer programming. Almost two centuries on, six women in computer science and technology reflect on their experiences in the field. Ada Lovelace was a visionary who first recognized the potential of computer programming. Almost two centuries on, six women in computer science and technology reflect on their experiences in the field.
From 2017 to 2020 I was involved in the high-power rocketry (HPR) team at my alma mater. After my graduation (unfortunately, an event interrupted by COVID-19 related shutdowns) I sat down and wrote…
Microsoft is aiming to solve a long-irritating problem that seemed to become more irksome as people began working remotely during the pandemic: Hunting through…
Opportunity While most people don’t think about it very often, common language is essential to day-in, day-out commerce. Companies and others [2] employ standards to ensure that a meter is the same length world-wide, calendars ensure that everyone shows up for meetings at the same time, and everyone agrees what “payment in US dollars” means. It is trite, but no less important, to note that without some common language, commerce would be impossible. At the same time, most language is imprecise, complicating work life in countless ways. Leaders struggle to answer basic questions like “...