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2026

Petzval on academia (1840-ish Vienna)original ↗

9 Sept 2026

University education is cooked original ↗

13 Aug 2026

Will we embrace sentient androids? (when they evolve)original ↗

17 Jun 2026

Everyone hates a sad professor original ↗

12 Jun 2026

Don’t judge new professors too harshly original ↗

2 Jun 2026

Why do students fail at computer science?original ↗

22 May 2026

Participation vs. commitment original ↗

13 May 2026

Good writing comes from life experiences original ↗

27 Apr 2026

The passing of Sir Tony Hoare original ↗

22 Apr 2026

Numbers in context − Chinese EV’s: Is 3% significant?original ↗

5 Feb 2026

2025

Numbers in context − $1M lump sum, or $1000 per week?original ↗

18 Dec 2025

Numbers in context − Cookware statistics original ↗

28 Nov 2025

The age of computer science is waning (mostly)original ↗

14 Oct 2025

Has smartphone technology peaked?original ↗

27 Sept 2025

Is the human mind becoming overwhelmed?original ↗

28 Aug 2025

Computer-science is cooked (at least for some)original ↗

20 Aug 2025

Predictions of the internet : 1994 original ↗

12 Aug 2025

Rise of the human machines − the ascent of the AI-driven student original ↗

16 Jul 2025

Do I miss coding?original ↗

30 Jun 2025

Unix was a new style of computing original ↗

23 Jun 2025

You don’t know the power of grep original ↗

19 Jun 2025

It’s the end of the PhD as we know it (and I feel fine)original ↗

9 Jun 2025

On life in retirement from academia original ↗

6 Mar 2025

Reflections on 25 years in academia original ↗

10 Feb 2025

Only now, at the end, do you understand original ↗

2 Feb 2025

cis*3190 a students perspective original ↗

17 Jan 2025

Why is so much modern software garbage?original ↗

7 Jan 2025

2024

Musings from an almost-retired prof original ↗

24 Dec 2024

In C some things aren’t exactly what they seem original ↗

12 Dec 2024

Is this the weirdest thing in C?original ↗

4 Dec 2024

In C, memory management begins immediately original ↗

25 Nov 2024

Do Canadian CS degrees need to be 4 years long?original ↗

21 Nov 2024

Why does Star Wars tech seem so clunky?original ↗

20 Nov 2024

The wrong reason to do computer science original ↗

14 Nov 2024

My thoughts on course evaluations original ↗

11 Nov 2024

Dijkstra on the essence of programming original ↗

8 Nov 2024

Dijkstra on competent programming original ↗

4 Nov 2024

Niklaus Wirth on programming in 1968 original ↗

25 Oct 2024

Algol-68 seemed like a good idea – until it wasn’t original ↗

21 Oct 2024

Tony Hoare on language design original ↗

18 Oct 2024

Niklaus Wirth on ALGOL-68 original ↗

14 Oct 2024

Why Star Wars tech was often so secure original ↗

3 Oct 2024

What happened to futurism?original ↗

27 Sept 2024

The Wirth Trinity – Language comparison original ↗

20 Sept 2024

For some people self-learning is the best kind of pedagogy original ↗

16 Sept 2024

Fortran is a timeless language original ↗

13 Sept 2024

Winter is here for the mediocre CS grad original ↗

9 Sept 2024

A dozen basic skills for computer science students original ↗

5 Sept 2024

Why the Star Wars universe is decidedly anti-technology original ↗

27 Aug 2024

A non-recursive ruler original ↗

21 Aug 2024

Is writing a book worth it?original ↗

11 Aug 2024

The slowness of software original ↗

8 Aug 2024

Will I miss programming?original ↗

6 Aug 2024

C programming: while versus do-while original ↗

1 Aug 2024

Why didn’t “The Empire” have Google?original ↗

24 Jul 2024

Recursive patterns – the Heighway Dragon curve original ↗

18 Jul 2024

Who are the greatest computer scientists?original ↗

12 Jul 2024

The iPhone is ubiquitous – but what is it used for?original ↗

9 Jul 2024

Academic writing is often kinda blah original ↗

5 Jul 2024

Office emptied – check ☑︎original ↗

27 Jun 2024

Quicksort – Algorithm 63, and 64 original ↗

11 Jun 2024

Is technology dehumanizing society?original ↗

5 Jun 2024

Is a computer science degree worthwhile in 2024?original ↗

30 May 2024

The math behind 30 year mortgages original ↗

28 May 2024

A non-recursive Towers of Hanoi original ↗

21 May 2024

The Josephus puzzle – using a circular linked list original ↗

14 May 2024

The Josephus puzzle – using arrays original ↗

11 May 2024

The Josephus puzzle – using recursion original ↗

6 May 2024

The Josephus puzzle original ↗

3 May 2024

The hailstone sequence and mutual recursion original ↗

30 Apr 2024

The hailstone sequence and recursion original ↗

26 Apr 2024

Recursion – The monkey in the well puzzle original ↗

24 Apr 2024

Why I’m glad to be done teaching original ↗

22 Apr 2024

Software is really quite forgettable original ↗

19 Apr 2024

The Eight Queens Puzzle (iv) – non-recursive original ↗

15 Apr 2024

I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools original ↗

12 Apr 2024

A Fortran stack module original ↗

11 Apr 2024

How to calculate large factorials original ↗

8 Apr 2024

A statistics program in Cobol original ↗

6 Apr 2024

Obfuscated code for π original ↗

4 Apr 2024

R.I.P. – Lena finally gets retired original ↗

2 Apr 2024

Printing Unicode in Ada original ↗

31 Mar 2024

Why isn’t it possible to calculate π to 100 decimal places?original ↗

29 Mar 2024

Going to cheat? Maybe don’t post to stackoverflow original ↗

26 Mar 2024

Numbers aren’t forever original ↗

25 Mar 2024

Troublesome calculations in algorithms original ↗

22 Mar 2024

Backtracking (via recursion) and maze-running original ↗

18 Mar 2024

Q&A on writing blog articles original ↗

14 Mar 2024

Lego versus Stoky’s original ↗

11 Mar 2024

Is it possible to “fix” higher education in Canada?original ↗

9 Mar 2024

Droste effect ads original ↗

7 Mar 2024

A multi-tiered approach to teaching recursion original ↗

4 Mar 2024

University tuition put into context original ↗

1 Mar 2024

Plateauing technology and boring computing original ↗

28 Feb 2024

Rise of the bricks – Does LEGO still engage children in creativity?original ↗

26 Feb 2024

An iterative Quicksort original ↗

23 Feb 2024

Recursive patterns – the Hilbert curve original ↗

20 Feb 2024

Why slow computing was a better learning experience original ↗

17 Feb 2024

R.I.P. Niklaus Wirth – you will be sorely missed original ↗

15 Feb 2024

Classic moments in Python…original ↗

12 Feb 2024