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What is one book to read if you want to have a solid background in programming?
To me, the answer to this is easy, to wit: https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Programming-Volumes-1-4A-Boxed/dp/0321751043 by acknowledged...

davidcarew19
Mar 30, 20201 min read
I Drink Tea
There are those who love to get dirty and fix things. They drink coffee at dawn, beer after work. And there are those who stay clean,...

davidcarew19
Mar 24, 20201 min read
What is a lexer and parser?
I would definitely be rusty on this stuff, because I do not program computer language compilers, nor interpreters. Here’s what I (sort...

davidcarew19
Mar 23, 20202 min read


Blackjack “Take Five” Simplified Card Counting Summarized
Take Five (T5) tracking indicator is an emulation of Hi Lo “true count”, in that it produces a number that directly indicates current...

davidcarew19
Mar 16, 20204 min read
Casino Blackjack Basic Strategy Abbreviated
Your Hand vs Dealer's Card Showing (Up Card) =========== ================================================ HARD HANDS: ...

davidcarew19
Mar 14, 20202 min read
Never take a proposition bet of any kind...
This is (as you may recognize) a point from the tao. However there is a funny story that I heard about this point, that I thought you...

davidcarew19
Mar 11, 20201 min read
Points from the Tao of David Carew, Paladin of Software
+ In many things there is neither gate nor sanctuary—you cannot run and you cannot hide. There is only your ability to size up changing...

davidcarew19
Feb 23, 20202 min read
What web development language should I learn in 2020?
I am an old school, old guy. The traditional JavaScript-CSS-HTML base technologies are good enough for the simple things that I do. One...

davidcarew19
Feb 14, 20201 min read
How did people create software before software like Java, Microsoft, Visual Studio, were created?
They did so more slowly and painstakingly, using more fundamental and primitive tools and technologies, such as command-line C compilers,...

davidcarew19
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Which programming language can help you become a better developer?
Hmmm… This question seems a little “wrong-headed” or off the mark in some way. For a developer, programming languages are “tools of the...

davidcarew19
Feb 14, 20201 min read
Why are low code/no code platforms still so expensive in 2020?
I truly expected that 4GL's (fourth generation languages) and low/no code platforms would come down in price. OTOH, “still so expensive”...

davidcarew19
Feb 11, 20201 min read
Should I build the same project in different programming languages?
I have done this, as a way to compare two languages deeply and more comprehensively than I otherwise could have. It is something that...

davidcarew19
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Why do so many people claim social security at 62, instead of waiting for increased benefits?
This happens for the same reasons that people borrow money at exorbitant interest rates: It is better to have money now than it is to...

davidcarew19
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Is MongoDB a programming language?
No. MongoDB is a database management system. Worse yet (IMHO), it is a so-called “NOSQL” database. What this means is that MongoDB does...

davidcarew19
Feb 8, 20201 min read
Do you think it’s a useful idea to develop online C compilers, or other software tools?
Perhaps I am being obtuse, but I fail to see what an “online” C compiler might do that a normal, “in situ” locally-resident compiler...

davidcarew19
Feb 6, 20201 min read
Software is about...Four Things
Software engineering is (and to some extent, all engineering disciplines) are about 4 things: o Defining value o ...

davidcarew19
Feb 4, 20201 min read
How long does it take the average person to become a senior software developer?
Gee, I dunno. I have been doing software-related work since my twenties. I have never known a senior software developer who was “the...

davidcarew19
Feb 4, 20201 min read
Why do you pay off your student loans if the government will do it for you?
Some people take a romantic, idealistic, and moralistic view of student loan debt, and other commitments. For example, when I promise to...

davidcarew19
Jan 31, 20201 min read
What kinds of circumstances have a company sell for $100 million and the owner gets nothing?
Here’s one— Suppose that company owes (on the day it is sold) more than $100 million, to a bank and the bank’s credit terms require...

davidcarew19
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Good arguments against minimum wage? Will employers really pay more without a legal requirement?
The argument from economic theory is that if the fiat minimum rate is higher than the value that some workers can generate with their...

davidcarew19
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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