Tag: programming

While it may seem strange, sometimes it is possible for a mathematical expression to have two different right answers. Consider: This expression has been discussed on the Internet since 2011! The correct answer could be either 2 or 288. Really. It depends on how the expression is evaluated. To understand that we have to understand […]

I learned to code (we called it “programming” then) when I was a sophomore in high school. It was the first opportunity I had. We used a mainframe and mark-sense coded cards (yes, I am that old) to program in BASIC. The teacher took the cards each week and brought them back the next. I […]