All Rockstars Went to Juilliard
Right? Wrong. Anyone who follows music knows that, especially in non-classical genres. Sure, going to Julliard will make you a better musician, which in turn will make you a better rock star, but not everyone does and not everyone needs to. After all, Hendrix never got out of high school. What does this have…
L-Agile – Agile Development in a Practical World
Agile development has become the de-facto standard for many software development teams. That’s great, because Agile is wonderful. Agile lets you adapt, that’s the whole idea. (See: The Agile manifesto) More generally, Agile was the idea that you let a bunch of rockstar programmers loose on a project and they’ll hand you a great piece…
Can you get an internship as a freshman: A Guide
NOTE: I originally posted this on April 2012 here. I have copied and reposted it on this site as well. Introduction: Hi, I’m Locke. I’ve seen this question posted ~20 times, including once by myself, to /r/cscareerquestions over the last 6 months or so. As I have just gone through the entire process, I’m here…
Who designed Java’s substring()?
That’s a legitimate question, I want to know who designed Java’s substring method. I have a bone to pick with you sir, because the way you did it is a headache. For those of you that avoid Java, let me fill you in: public String substring(int beginIndex) public String substring(int beginIndex, int endIndex) Returns a…
