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  • Style matters

    Any programmers would have been taught about styles. Coding style is perhaps a bit like the way we choose to dress; it projects an image we would like other people that perceive us. The style of our code affects how other programmers perceive our programs. When the code promotes a high readability, then others programmers…

  • Not quite the terminator? Are you sure?

    I cannot remember that far in my life, but as a baby I was able to understand the concept of adding and subtracting. Children by the age of 18 months can understand the concept of increasing and decreasing. Think about the shape sorters, they disappear or think about building a tower with some cubes, it…

  • Innovation by evolution … the rise of the machine

    A few  years ago when I was  working for Cambridge University, I attended a very interesting seminar on the architecture of microprocessors. At that time, the new Pentium 4 was just released and its innovative architecture was revolutionising not only the microchips architecture, but also the motherboard used in our personal computers and laptops. The…