Where the bugs are 2 Comments
posted by Roy
on 5/25/2009 11:46:00 PM
I've only skimmed the original paper, but this article is intriguing--"...in their study, the top 20 per cent of the largest programs contained over 60 per cent of the bugs."
I've felt like longer functions are more bug-prone per line of code than shorter ones, and this study seems to confirm that intuition.
Condo hunting 7 Comments
posted by Roy
on 5/17/2009 10:13:00 PM
Went to look at condos today. There are some pretty nice places out there. But given my current financial state, anything I buy would make my budget extremely tight.
On the one hand, it's a bit of a "waste" to spend all that money on rent when I can use it to pay toward my own place. On the other hand, is it really a smart idea to deplete my savings given the current economic climate? Maybe I can ask Suze if I can afford it!
Data visualization example 0 Comments
posted by Roy
on 5/05/2009 09:40:00 PM
It is difficult for us people to visualize large numbers. And I still have problems with intuitively projecting "exponential growth" even if I deal with it every day.
Weekends pass by so quickly 2 Comments
posted by Roy
on 5/03/2009 05:57:00 PM
And I always find I haven't done half of what I wanted to do. Even when I just wanted to do nothing.