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What is Software Philosophy?

There are two sides to programming: the computer/logical and the human/artistic. Our education and work have mostly focused on the computer/logical side. In my over 50 years of programming I have rarely seen any explorations of the human/artistic side. I have taught some of that but to a limited degree. So I coined the term 'Software Philosophy' to label the human/artistic side of programming. These essays are going to explore and illuminate how much of programming isn't about logic. They may veer slightly into software architecture and efficiency and other areas but they will all be under the umbrella of software philosophy - thinking about your coding. If you are a competent coder then you will likely be interested in this. If you went to the Dunning-Kruger School of Programming, then you shouldn't even be in this profession. One cow-orker I knew, when I asked him why he used so many global variables said to me, "Globals are good!". These essays are not fo...

A Periodic Table Trivia Quiz

We have been fans of The Big Bang Theory show and still laugh at scenes and gags we know well. One of the nerdy items on the set is a shower curtain with the periodic table printed on it. So we bought one (not the one on the show but another we liked better). We have a running gag ourselves when one of us will yell to the other, "We are out of Osmium!" or some other element. One time I walked in where Linda was and I was gasping for air! I croaked, "We need to buy more Oxygen!" She did fall for it and then laughed. Anyhow, in all my hours of contemplation of the period table, I found some interesting trivia. See how many of these you can answer without consulting your shower curtain. Post your answers in the comments. A link below will have the answers. 1. Liquid Elements Mercury is well known to be liquid at STP (room temperature and pressure). Name the other element that is also liquid at STP. 2. Elements Named for Women Many newer elements, like Einsteinium, Boh...

Software Philosophy Quiz

I wrote this quiz decades ago and have given it out to hundreds of developers. Very few have gotten all 4 correctly so don't fret if you don't. Don't think too hard as this is all about your feeling about coding. There is no technical knowledge required and of course like all the software philosophy it is language independent. Have the appropriate amount of fun! Hint: All the answers are just one word. If you are thinking of a full sentence or longer, you are on the wrong track. Please put feedback and comments on this blog so they don't get lost in other media. 1. When you are writing code who is the most important person you should be thinking about? 2. Other than comments what is the most important human/artistic aspect of code? 3. We mentioned comments. What is the number one purpose of comments? Bonus: This is a trick question so you must think INSIDE the box. What is the opposite of spaghetti coding? Ans wers are here.

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