(Sir Charles Antony Richard Hoare)
=> null pointer exception.

I am saddened to learn that Tony Hoare, the #Computing pioneer who invented what is now called Hoare Logic, the quicksort algorithm and a bunch of other things including the *null reference*, which he famously called his “billion dollar mistake”, died last month on 5 March 2026 aged 92.

#computers #algorithms #programming #ComputerScience #RIP #CSP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Day 96 of Year 3
Day 827 overall since Jan 1, 2024

💻 Code in Place:
• Finalized and submitted Section Leader application ✅
• Focused on clearly communicating technical concepts & reflecting on teaching approach

📖 Daily Reading:
• freeCodeCamp News — 1 article ✅
• Daily.dev — 1 article ✅

#Python #Teaching #ComputerScience #LearningInPublic #DevJourney #Consistency #CodeDaily #ProgrammingGrowth

Friday, April 3, 2026

Day 92 of Year 3
Day 823 overall since Jan 1, 2024

💻 nhcarrigan-mentorship:
• Focused on Python fundamentals
• Practiced casting and explaining concepts clearly
• Working on teaching skills, not just coding

If you can explain it simply, you truly understand it. Teaching is leveling up. 🎯

📖 Daily reading ✅ staying sharp

#Python #ProgrammingFundamentals #Teaching #CodeInPlace #ComputerScience #BuildInPublic #DevJourney #SoftwareEngineering #CodingProgress

Everyone: WAAAA AIS
>Girl nerd in her home: Hmm, the latency are too slow (in nanoseconds), can I make it faster?
>Look up RAM Architecture
>Look up a RAM attack technique
>channels racing?
>more channels racing?
>profit
>name is tailslayer btw

note: I might have misinterpret something, im not a memory expert yet =w=

#computerscience #ram #tailslayer #research #computerresearch #lauriewired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKbgulTp3FE

github repo: https://github.com/LaurieWired/tailslayer

The Hundred-Page Language Models Course by Andriy Burkov is the featured course on Leanpub!

Master language models through mathematics, illustrations, and code―and build your own from scratch! This course includes nearly three hours of exclusive video interviews with the author, covering questions related to each of the six lessons included in the course.

Link: https://leanpub.com/courses/leanpub/theLMcourse

#Ai #Gpt #Textbooks #DataScience #ComputerScience #NeuralNetworks #DeepLearning #Linguistics

Floating point from scratch: Hard Mode

https://essenceia.github.io/projects/floating_dragon/

#HackerNews #FloatingPoint #Programming #ComputerScience #HardMode #TechEducation #HackerNews

We found an undocumented bug in the Apollo 11 guidance computer code

https://www.juxt.pro/blog/a-bug-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/

#HackerNews #Apollo11 #Bug #SpaceExploration #ComputerScience #TechHistory #UndocumentedBug

In Math, Rigor Is Vital. But Are Digitized Proofs Taking It Too Far?

The quest to make mathematics rigorous has a long and spotty history — one mathematicians can learn from as they push to formalize everything in the computer program Lean.

By Leila Sloman

https://www.quantamagazine.org/in-math-rigor-is-vital-but-are-digitized-proofs-taking-it-too-far-20260325/

#books #mathematics #computerscience