Long ago, when man first put hammer to nail, people built things with their hands. A craftsman in their lifetime would go on to create many, many instances of whatever item they spent their lives perfecting. Some, look fondly back...

Software Engineers and the Ethical Obligation A software engineer is not a tool. A tool merely assists the will of its wielder, taking no responsibility for the actions it takes. Many might hide behind the idea that a software engineer...

Imagine that you’re building a house. You go down to the carpenter and tell him you need to furnish it. A simple but professional man, he asks you to describe exactly what it is you want him to build. You...

The cacophony of the inexperienced asking for help from professionals can be overwhelming, and stupid questions can be exhausting to have to sift through, but there remains a community of programmers who help each other because this is how this...

Have you ever gone from driving a manual transmission car to an automatic transmission car? It’s disconcerting at first. You had more control previously, but now you suddenly don’t. You don’t initially trust the automatic transmission, it can’t possibly know...