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0.1 + 0.2 != 0.3 and 0.1 * 0.2 != 0.02

Friday, 29th October 2010, 2144hrs

What every computer scientist should know about floating-point arithmetic. A shorter and simpler explanation can be found here.

How to ask questions the smart way

Thursday, 15th July 2010, 1850hrs

In the world of hackers, the kind of answers you get to your technical questions depends as much on the way you ask the questions as on the difficulty of developing the answer. This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way more likely to get you a satisfactory answer. It is written by Eric S. Raymond, the author of the cathedral & the bazaar.

What's wrong with libraries, and what to do about it

Friday, 16th April 2010, 2146hrs

Surely "Just learn these 57 classes" is not the re-use we were promised?