Category Archives: Ada

Women Coders

Posted on 31 January 2025 by Wayne Cook

Women are important in the history of coding. Recently, fewer are starting down this path. Besides teaching at Front Range Community College, my goal is to help more women become better coders. With the development of artificial intelligence, the need … Continue reading →

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What is the purpose of a pointer in programming?

Posted on 28 October 2018 by Wayne Cook

The full question ended with: “Why not access the variable directly?” It depends on what you mean by “access the variable directly.” In Algol derived languages (like C, C#, C++, Pascal, Ada), the way to access a variable directly is … Continue reading →

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Which programming language did you think would be prominent, but turned out to be a complete dud?

Posted on 18 September 2018 by Wayne Cook

Wayne Cook, Certified Scrum Master After reading John Dougherty’s answer on Quora, I was tempted not to answer. But, that was only a fleeting thought. It is hard to limit it to just one language. I was originally thinking of … Continue reading →

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