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When Data Worlds Collide

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Critical sections in analytic workflows.

Doug Meil | December 1, 2023

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How to Teach

Make technology boon, not bane. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 21, 2022 at 12:33 PM

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Statement Considered Harmful

Instructions are not statements. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 14, 2022 at 04:34 AM

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Not Your Grandmother's Textbook Exercise

Sarcasm, where you least expected it. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | September 1, 2022 at 03:47 PM

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The Legacy of Barry Boehm

One of the founders of software engineering as we know it. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | August 23, 2022 at 05:22 AM

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Not Worth a Thousand Words

Pictures are no substitute for substance. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | October 12, 2021 at 01:21 PM

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Lessons From and For Online Teaching

The troika model for successful online teaching. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 9, 2021 at 03:52 PM

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The Personal Software Process encourages programmer discipline. Largely forgotten, it does have a few wrinkles, but understanding and applying its core ideas remains... Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 14, 2020 at 04:37 PM

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What Everyone Knows and What No One Knows

Who cares about logic? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | October 15, 2020 at 09:03 AM

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Things To Do To An Algorithm

What happens when people's fate hangs on machine learning? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | September 6, 2020 at 03:47 PM

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Getting a Program Right (6)

Thanks for your patience. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 9, 2020 at 03:22 PM

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Getting a Program Right (5)

Are we there yet? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 6, 2020 at 01:28 PM

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Getting a Program Right (2)

Trying to fix a binary search attempt. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 28, 2020 at 01:57 PM

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Getting a Program Right (1)

Why it is good to have a systematic approach to software verification. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 22, 2020 at 08:38 AM

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There is More Than One Way to Become a Good Programmer

A recent Communications of the ACM article casts aspersions on the innovative concept of code academy, a fast-developing approach to teaching programming. The analysis... Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 11, 2020 at 07:01 AM

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Discussing Empirical Answers to Questions of Software Engineering

Focusing on what helps software developers. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | July 25, 2018 at 12:21 PM

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End Anonymous Refereeing

Who came up with this bizarre idea? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | April 18, 2018 at 04:01 PM

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Beyond Folk Pedagogy

On evidence-based teaching. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | January 25, 2018 at 02:50 AM

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Small and Big Pleasures

What makes a supervisor happy? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 19, 2017 at 09:11 AM

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A Jolt or Two (Part 1)

You cannot learn something if you think you already know it, and don't. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | June 28, 2016 at 01:24 PM

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What Is Your Research Culture? Part 2: Background

Why the research culture questionnaire is not just for fun. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | November 2, 2014 at 08:57 AM