Category Archives: advancement of the self

Where am I going with this?

Posted on 2014-03-28 by Graham

I recently asked how people would describe this Secure Mac Programming blog were they trying to tell someone else they should read it. Of all the answers, the one that most succinctly sums up the trouble with the old name … Continue reading →

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Software, Science?

Posted on 2014-03-20 by Graham

Is there any science in software making? Does it make sense to think of software making as scientific? Would it help if we could? Hold on, just what is science anyway? Good question. The medieval French philosopher-monk Buridan said that … Continue reading →

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Principled Lizards

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Graham

Sixty-five million years ago, there were many huge lizards. Most of them were really happy being lizards, and would spend all of the time they could doing lizardy things. Some wanted to be the biggest lizards, and grew so large … Continue reading →

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A sneaky preview of ClassBrowser

Posted on 2013-12-18 by Graham

Let me start with a few admissions. Firstly, I have been computering for a good long time now, and I still don’t really understand compilers. Secondly, work on my GNUstep Web side-project has tailed off for a while, because I … Continue reading →

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The Ignoble Programmer

Posted on 2013-12-12 by Graham

Two programmers are taking a break from their work, relaxing on a bench in the park across from their office. As they discuss their weekend plans, a group of people jog past, each carrying their laptop in a yoke around … Continue reading →

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How to answer questions the smart way

Posted on 2013-11-30 by Graham

You may have read how to ask questions the smart way by Eric S. Raymond. You may have even quoted it when faced with a question you thought was badly-formed. I want you to take a look at a section … Continue reading →

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The whole ‘rockstar developer’ thing is backwards

Posted on 2013-08-13 by Graham

Another day, another clearout of junk from people who want ‘rockstar iPhone developers’ for their Shoreditch startups. I could just say “no”, or I could launch into a detailed discussion of the problems in this picture. Rockstars are stagnant No-one, … Continue reading →

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Know what counts

Posted on 2013-07-26 by Graham

In Make it Count, Harry Roberts describes blacking out on stage at the end of a busy and sleepless week. Ironically, he was at the start of a talk in which he was to discuss being selective over side projects, … Continue reading →

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What Graham did next

Posted on 2013-07-01 by Graham

There’s been quite a lot of reaction to this notice on Agant’s website, that Dave is taking the company back to a one-person shop. Indeed that means that I and all of my colleagues (except Dave) are now redundant. Sad … Continue reading →

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Are you an [X] programmer?

Posted on 2013-06-23 by Graham

On my twitter bio, I describe myself as: a Lovelacologist for portable transactators which is, in keeping with the way I’m dressed in the avatar pic, a steampunk way of saying that I’m a programmer of mobile computers. But is … Continue reading →

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