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Category Archives: C++
Push Through Until Task Completion
How many times do we start a project and then leave it incomplete and move on to other tasks? This is something that is the bane of most people, including me. This is one reason agile processes, including the Scrum … Continue reading
Posted in C++, C++, Computers, Do, Inspiration, Java, Planning, Programming, SCRUM Methodology, Uncategorized
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Keep It Stupid Simple
Keep it Stupid Simple means to look for the simplest solution that for programming means something that does the job and is easy to maintain. For other subjects, it can be best expressed by Occam Razor Continue reading
Posted in C++, C++, Computers, GitHub, Java, Occam Razor, Programming, Simple
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STEM/Computer Science Board Meeting 16 December 2020
This information is probably not as thorough as I would like. It is based off of notes I wrote on the back of a business card since I did not have any other writing material available. So, I hope I … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Methodology, C++, C++, Computers, GitHub, Java, Mentor, SCRUM, Software
Tagged Board, C++, computer languages, Computers, Functional Programming, Java, Mentor, Object Oriented Programming, OOP
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Interviewing
Knowing how to interview for a computer programming/design position is almost as important as the learning how to program. Over the years, I have had friends who were excellent programmers, including the design process, who lost out to people who … Continue reading
Posted in C++, Code Reviews, Computers, Java, Software, Uncategorized
Tagged computer languages, I Am, interviewing, JavaScript, Oracle JET, software, software engineering, TypeScript
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C++ Hardest New Concept
I teach C++ programming to beginners. All of them seem to quickly understand simple programs like “Hello World.” They can get the logic down fairly well in simple flow charts. But where they seem to have the most struggles is … Continue reading
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What is the purpose of a pointer in programming?
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
Posted in Ada, Algol, C, C#, C++, FORTRAN, Java, Pascal, Software
Tagged pass by pointer, pass by reference, software, software engineering
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