Peterson TretheweyScience in the NewsI’m often skeptical of news articles about scientific studies, because I know how hard it is to distill research results into brief…Oct 18, 2020Oct 18, 2020
Peterson TretheweyLearningI was on a five-minute break when my fellow math tutor Nick pulled me aside with an unusual request. He asked me to spend an hour working…Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Peterson TretheweyMath and ShitLast year, I decided to apply to a teaching position at the community college near my house. This is the letter I wrote them:Sep 9, 2017Sep 9, 2017
Peterson TretheweyWhy I prefer C++ to JavaI realize The Internet doesn’t need another rant about which programming language is better, but I need to write one, apparently. Here is…Jun 19, 2015Jun 19, 2015
Peterson TretheweyAndroid vs. iOS: Starter Kit Price-TagTo me, when comparing platforms, accessibility is a big deal. Let’s explore for a moment how easily one can get started developing on…Apr 12, 2015Apr 12, 2015
Peterson TretheweyToday I Typed “D’Nealian” for the First TimeMy dad and I had an email exchange recently on the subject of handwriting, and I was taken back to second grade when I was first learning…Mar 20, 2015Mar 20, 2015
Peterson TretheweyStop Saying “Dark Side of the Moon”There is something enigmatic about one hemisphere of the moon: it is obscured.Feb 18, 2015Feb 18, 2015
Peterson TretheweyThe Secret Java PreprocessorAsk a random person on the street if Java has a preprocessor and they’ll probably say “no, that’s a C thing”.Feb 1, 2015Feb 1, 2015
Peterson TretheweyWho Killed Make?Remember make? You know, the program that runs when you type “make” at the command-line?Jan 30, 2015Jan 30, 2015
