ezyang’s blog

the arc of software bends towards understanding

Dead Edward Day

Should software engineers be required to implement the abstractions use before using them? (Much like how before you’re allowed to use a theorem in a math textbook, you have to prove it first.) A bit like reinventing the wheel for pedagogical purposes. (I've been sick since Saturday, so it’s a Dead Edward Day. Hopefully I’ll […]

  • November 3, 2010