Category Archives: Computing

The 2017 Top Programming Languages

Posted on November 4, 2017 by dkohn96

From: IEEE Spectrum The 2017 Top Programming Languages Python jumps to No. 1, and Swift enters the Top Ten By Stephen Cass Date: July 18, 2017 It’s summertime here at IEEE Spectrum, and that means it’s time for our fourth … Continue reading →

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Watch “The Computer Hack That Saved Apollo 14” on YouTube

Posted on September 22, 2017 by dkohn96
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The Guy Who Invented Those Annoying Password Rules Now Regrets Wasting Your Time

Posted on August 8, 2017 by dkohn96

From: Gizmodo We’ve all been forced to do it: create a password with at least so many characters, so many numbers, so many special characters, and maybe an uppercase letter. Guess what? The guy who invented these standards nearly 15 … Continue reading →

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Turing Tumble: Gaming on a Mechanical Computer by Paul Boswell — Kickstarter

Posted on June 3, 2017 by dkohn96

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/871405126/turing-tumble-gaming-on-a-mechanical-computer

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Article: A Sensor That Could Soon Make Homes Scary-Smart

Posted on May 11, 2017 by dkohn96

A Sensor That Could Soon Make Homes Scary-Smart http://flip.it/_HuKqj

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Article: Scientists Achieve Direct Counterfactual Quantum Communication For The First Time

Posted on May 10, 2017 by dkohn96

Scientists Achieve Direct Counterfactual Quantum Communication For The First Time http://flip.it/SlOJOm

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Article: Learn any of these 16 programming languages and you’ll always have a job

Posted on May 7, 2017 by dkohn96

Learn any of these 16 programming languages and you’ll always have a job http://flip.it/RpaQa3

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Rubber Duck Debugging – Rubber Duck Debugging – Debugging software with a rubber ducky

Posted on April 24, 2017 by dkohn96

https://rubberduckdebugging.com/

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State Progress on K-12 Computer Science Ed Policies: ‘We Have a Long Way to Go’

Posted on April 24, 2017 by dkohn96

https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/04/10/state-progress-on-k12-computer-science-ed-policies.aspx

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Woman Pioneer Broke New Ground

Posted on April 11, 2017 by dkohn96

From: IEEE – The Institute Grace Murray Hopper, 1906–1992 Known for: Inventing the computer compiler and leading the development of the programming language COBOL (common business-oriented language). Why it matters: Hopper is considered one of the founders of the information … Continue reading →

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