In the Trenches
Dialogs in Seaside
Monday, July 9, 2007
A common task in web applications is asking users for information. At some point one needs to obtain data like a users name, address, phone number, credit card number, password, etc. Typically one
Static Abuse
Monday, May 21, 2007
I just finished an end-of-the semester marathon session of grading programs. I noticed a number of students that misuse static method and static fields. To help illustrate I will use a Stack class.
HandsOn - A visual programming language for web applications
Saturday, June 3, 2006
Peter Howell, a masters student of mine, has generated some interest in his thesis project: HandsOn. Ian Prince comments about HandsOn in a blog entries here and here. Peter has his thesis online
The Changing Web - ET Fall 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
I am starting to get inquiries about the course CS 683 Emerging Technologies (ET) to be offered in the Fall 2006 semester so it is time to produce a course description.
Overview
The short
Future of Books
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Kevin Kelly has an excellent article (registration required) in the New York Times about the efforts to scan all the world’s estimated 25 million books. The current rate is estimated at 1 millions
Some notes about object-oriented programming, software development and teaching these topics. A view from the trenches.
