Don't Get Too Excited About Windows Source Code

Microsoft's offer to open the code to key protocols is probably not as revolutionary as it sounds.

McAllister, Neil. InfoWorld (2006). Articles>Technology>Programming>Microsoft Windows

What is a Good First Programming Language?

Programming is an art. As with any other art, it is important to use the right medium. In programming, this translates to the choice of programming language. But why should one pay so much attention to one's first programming language?

Gupta, Diwaker. ACM Crossroads (2004). Articles>Technology>Programming

Situated Software

I'm seeing is a change in the software ecosystem which, for the moment, I'm calling situated software. This is software designed in and for a particular social situation or context. This way of making software is in contrast with what I'll call the Web School (the paradigm I learned to program in), where scalability, generality, and completeness were the key virtues.

Shirky, Clay. Shirky.com (2004). Articles>Education>Programming>Technology