When not to use If-Else

Lately, I have seen articles about the evil of the If-Else statement. The argument is usually about the syntactic sugar. Whether it is more readable. Whether it is object-oriented enough. Or too much. However you define readability, what is too much or not enough object-orientation.

Static vs. Dynamic

A long time ago, 30 years ago, more or less. I got my first job at a telco. I was provided with a HP workstation with a colour monitor that was costing high 5-digit at that time.

HPUX just had share libraries for a few years. We are talking about 1993 here. So, I was…

Waymo and Monoculture

Over the weekend, I found a livefeed of a parking lot used by Waymo for keeping the autonomous vehicles when they are not out and about. Apparently, they are keeping their neighbours awake by their honking early in the morning when a bunch of them come in at the same time. The honking is a…

Era of Self Publishing is Here

In the old days, there was a stigma on self-publication. I mean, it was the avenue for authors who could not find a reputable publisher to publish their manuscripts.

That is now over. Self-publishing will be reputable now. Especially for authors…