Eugene Wallingford

@wallingf
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I'm a computer science professor at a mid-sized university interested in how people create abstract tools like programs and arguments. OOP, design patterns, programming languages.
Websitehttps://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/
Bloghttps://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/
Twitterhttps://twitter.com/wallingf/
Eugene Wallingford17h ago

What should we teach in the undergraduate algorithms course in 2026?

https://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/archives/monthly/2026-06.html#e2026-06-30T20_43_40.htm

Knowing and Doing: June 2026 Archives

Show threadEugene Wallingford3d ago
@GeePawHill Those were amazing years. Each continued to get better to keep up with the other.
Show threadEugene WallingfordJun 6
@dimsumthinking Thank you. Now I just need to get back to checking my feed regularly. :-)
Eugene WallingfordJun 2

After three months of silence, I'm getting back into the rhythm of posting short pieces on my blog. The most recent are:

• Deep learning learns the outputs. It does not learn the program.

• "Work that bypasses apprenticeship produces no apprentice."

https://www.cs.uni.edu/~wallingf/blog/archives/monthly/2026-05.html

Knowing and Doing: May 2026 Archives

Eugene WallingfordMay 14
Show threadazulMay 14

i've heard there are a lot of people who wish they were writers but hate writing. also, reading. but they want to be the kind of person who is a writer. as long as they don't actually have to do anything.

it's the same with programming.

Show threadEugene WallingfordMay 14
@typeswitch An oldie but a goodie. Now folks will vibe code a solution and… *really* need a programmer.
Show threadEugene WallingfordMay 14
@schmudde @Daojoan A personal connection to the story — very cool.
Show threadEugene WallingfordMay 3
@marick @jmeowmeow Except for the German immigrant parents, I could have written this post.
Show threadEugene WallingfordApr 20
@typeswitch Welcome to town! We are in Cedar Falls.
Show threadEugene WallingfordApr 20
@marick Thanks. It’s been a while since I read it myself. Thanks for the link.