Category Archives: Culture

Anything to do with the arts, or opinions about the same

Charlie Hebdo – in defence of a civil society

Posted on January 7, 2015 by wolandscat

Normally this blog is reserved for my work. This evening I make an exception. I am outraged and disgusted at what I see has happened in Paris this afternoon. A massacre of 12 at and around the offices of Charlie … Continue reading →

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The real reason most software fails

Posted on September 29, 2013 by wolandscat

To my mind there is a problem in academia to do with where disciplines like ‘computer science’ (CS) and applications of computing sit.  Pure computer science is the study of computational theory and applications. It develops things like data structures, … Continue reading →

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A reboot for Eiffel, the world’s best programming language?

Posted on July 3, 2011 by wolandscat

On 27 June, I ran a workshop at TOOLS 2011 in Zurich, entitled ‘Creating the new Eiffel Technology Community’. I did this at the invitation of Bertrand Meyer, the inventor of Eiffel and also the TOOLS conference programme chair.

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