I’m sure it depends on the coding background that you have, but here is a real-world problem from my experience (though the experience was thankfully years ago, so some details are a bit hazy). Continue reading →

Brainteaser questions like those found on www.techinterview.org are things that I tend not to be very good at. I’m probably better than the average population, but certainly many people will wipe the floor with me when it comes to solving these things. Continue reading →

If you have been reading previous entries in this blog, you will know that I recently visited Venice in Italy. It was a short and enjoyable break; it is a city with its own character and style – and it serves a particular interest of mine, photography, very well. Continue reading →

I’ve never understood the idea that variables ‘should be declared as close to their first usage as possible’. I guess I would agree with it from a perspective of scope rules, but not so much on any other point. Continue reading →

A first web log entry. What am I doing here, and Why am I doing it… and maybe a bit of How I am doing it? Continue reading →