Overheard yesterday in the checkout line at Safeway: Mother to young son and daughter: ” Now, you kids go get some of that Neopoleon ice cream.” Heck, what do I know know? Maybe Ben & Jerry’s have come out with a Neopolitan ice cream that’s made with French General Vanilla. Or maybe it’s a co-branding… Read More »
Matz’s presentation at OSCon 2003 on The Power and Philosophy of Ruby lists three basic principles of programming language design. Choose good names Understanding humanity Embedding hidden messages Some of his points that really hit home relate to succinctness, fewer bad surprises, reduction of stress, consistency, and offering more than one way to accomplish a… Read More »