Charles Miller

fishbowl.pastiche.org

Charles Miller's weblog, covering software development, online culture, and whatever assorted nerdery happens to cross my path.

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The Two Things about Computer Programming

2010138 points90 comments Software Engineering details

In The Two Things about the Two Things, it's noted that people are unlikely to agree what the two things are, especially when it comes to computing. So I'm going to cheat.

Understanding Engineers

200962 points9 commentscited by 3Software Engineering details

Indexing the entire World Wide Web and providing relevant search results in millisecond response times is a Very Hard problem. Breaking commercial-grade encryption within practical hardware and time limitations is a Very Hard problem. Peace in the Middle East is a Very Hard problem.