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Wello Horld! (and why this is good)
I’ve written a few times about “Hello World,” that common first command widely used when learning a new programming language. Recently, though, I set up a blog for my partner M. Lopes da Silva, and he decided to make his own “Hello World” first post. Except it’s not “Hello World,” it’s “Wello Horld,” and the…
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On being kind to (my)self
“Okay, listen. You’re a human with a living body. Rest and get better. Don’t treat yourself like a machine because you’re not one.” That’s what I would say to someone else who was sick. Conferences to submit to? Papers to write? Who cares. Right now, you need rest so stop talking and get back in…
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One author’s 2023 writing submissions & acceptances
This short analysis creates data visualization for author M. Lopes da Silva’s record 2023 writing submissions and acceptances. Hooray for a full year of writing and submitting! Basically, some of his fellow writers had posted similar graphs on social media, he asked me to make some graphs for him, and I was all too happy…
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6 + 3^2 * 4 (second post)
In my first post, I said “hello, world!” It’s the traditional first program in a new language, and so it seemed appropriate for a first post. But honestly, though, there’s something kind of weird about the “hello, world” convention. It seems so friendly and inviting, doesn’t it? Perfect for a student’s first computer program. The…
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Hello world! (first post!)
It’s generally customary in computer programming to make your first program in a new language execute the simple command of printing “Hello, world!” (in some variety of casing) to the screen…