Monthly Archives: December 2016

This is fine

Posted on 2016-12-22 by Graham

The BBC micro:bit is a tool for introducing young people to programming. It’s a little embedded computer with a few inputs and a matrix of LEDs for output, as well as some control lines. In principle it’s quite easy to … Continue reading →

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By the river

Posted on 2016-12-19 by Graham

My home stands near to a bridge over the Avon, the same river that lends its name to Stratford-on-Avon. By walking to the end of my street then through the churchyard, I could stand over the river and watch it … Continue reading →

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Answer: none of them

Posted on 2016-12-14 by Graham

A question programmers frequently ask when they’re considering career growth or personal learning is “which programming language should I learn next?” Why would learning another programming language help? If you only know one programming language and it is provided by … Continue reading →

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I fix things for a living

Posted on 2016-12-12 by Graham

Previously, on SICPers, I wrote that I make mistakes for a living. But making mistakes is no good if nobody’s cleaning up after them, so I also fix things. Whatever gets in my team’s way, it’s my responsibility as their … Continue reading →

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No, you can’t ignore politics

Posted on 2016-12-11 by Graham

I wrote, a couple of years ago, about the fact that you can’t ignore ethics in software engineering. Your software is built for a reason, it’s used for a reason, you need to be aware of those reasons and whether … Continue reading →

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