Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Expert Level Problem in Computer Games

As an avid player of computer games, I find many of them share some built-in flaws when it comes to playing higher levels in the game. Waste of time at lower levels: To get to a level where the player … Continue reading

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Code More to Become a Better Developer

Justin Etheredge had a question about the strategy for becoming a better developer. There is a simple answer: “Code”. The more you develop, the better you become. So, the bias should be towards finding more opportunities to code, improve code … Continue reading

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Artificial Intelligence

From talking cars to androids, artificial intelligence is a very popular theme for movies. It is a very intriguing subject with so many potential (useful and harmful) applications. Many science fiction writers predicted that today (in 2008) we would live … Continue reading

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Maintenance

software development on new applications is only a fraction of maintenance work on existing applications. But almost all the conversation and writing on software tends to revolve around building new software – architecture, design, standards, code samples, etc. The consequence … Continue reading

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