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Posted 1 Nov 2022 Toggle large font Hint: It’s not error handling.1 Excuse the provocative title. I am actually a huge fan of the Go programming language. The real problem is human, and it’s about human processes. Critically, I do … Read more
Projects like OpenAI’s DALL-E and DeepMind’s Gato and LaMDA have stirred up many discussions of artificial general intelligence (AGI). These discussions tend not to go anywhere, largely because we don’t really know what intelligence is. We have some ideas–I’ve suggested … Read more
Epaminondas saves the life of Pelopidas during the siege of Mantinea 385 BC, from Ward and Lock’s Illustrated History of the World, c.1882 © akg-images/UIG/Universal History Archive. In the mid-fourth century BC, an experienced Greek general decided to spend his … Read more
Disclosure: I hold short positions in companies mentioned in this article. This is not financial advice. Six months ago, I wrote: [Bitcoin] miners burn an enormous amount of capital just to capture the same slice of a diminishing pie, but … Read more
In deciding what startup to start, I’ve been thinking about what problem space I want to tackle. An area that’s drawing my attention is team communication and collaboration, especially for knowledge workers. This is for several reasons: With the trend … Read more
By Evan Miller June 2, 2014 This post is the third in a series about A/B testing methodology. Other installments include How Not To Run an A/B Test, Lazy Assignment and A/B Testing, and Simple Sequential A/B Testing. If you’re … Read more
Year 2038 problem? Wasn’t that supposed to be solved once and for all years ago? Not quite. What is a Year 2038 problem? Wikipedia explains it well, but a TL;DR boils down to, quoting this very article: Unix time has … Read more
Why handpicking libraries might be a better choice in the long run. When it comes to selecting techs that will be used in a software development project, I see mostly two approaches: picking a framework that will take most of … Read more
In the early 70s, C was created at Bell Labs as a byproduct of the development of UNIX. It quickly became one of the most popular programming languages. But it was not expressive enough for Bjarne Stroustrup. And so, in … Read more