Observational Hazard

Many have compared the advancements in LLMs for software development to the improvements in abstraction that came with better programming languages.

My fifth book, Computer Science from Scratch: Building Interpreters, Art, Emulators, and ML in Python was recently published by No Starch Press.

Update August 1, 2024 The original blog post below went a bit viral on Hacker News and garnered 60,000+ page views in just a couple days.

Adding a contact to the user’s address book on Apple platforms using the prescribed method requires jumping through a lot of hoops.

Although it came out in the year 2000, Weaving the Web: The Original Design and Ultimate Destiny of the World Wide Web is as relevant today as it was when it was published.

GitHub Copilot and other machine learning based programming assistants will fundamentally change how we assess competency in introductory programming courses.

I just had the chance to experience 8 different technical interview processes.

Today I launched a new novelty Mac app, Retro Dither.

The common criticism of the modern news industry is that objective journalism has been replaced by opinion-slanted proselytizing.

I’ve played far too many hours of Civilization throughout my life.

Instagram is one of the most important cultural phenomenons of the 2010s.

Surprisingly, for a memoir about a guy who spends most of his time sitting in front of a computer, Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World’s Most Wanted Hacker is a gripping thrill ride.

A reader recently complained to me about the hyperlinks on this blog.

I am pleased to announce that my fourth book, Classic Computer Science Problems in Java, has been published.

I give a lot of presentations.

Thomas Alva Edison is almost inarguably the greatest inventor of all time.

No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention is not a history of Netflix.

I am what I would call a non-famous public person.

A child refugee builds the first wholly female software company, putting feminism into practice, and goes on to become one of the most noted philanthropists in her country.

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier is a compilation of vignettes about the development of ten different video games.

I am pleased to announce the availability of my fourth book, Classic Computer Science Problems in Java.

The Declaration of Independence is considered to be one of the most important documents in human history.

One year ago, I launched BTV Daily, a daily email newsletter that delivers news, events, top social media posts, and other items of local interest to subscribers in the Burlington, Vermont area.

I enjoy books about tech history and business.

Approximately one year ago today, my most recent book came out, Classic Computer Science Problems in Python.