Stories by ColinWright

My favorite non-fiction books

When optimising code, never guess, always measure

The Problems with Patching Software

The Unwise Update

What is (-1)^x?

Deriving the Y Combinator and Sage Bird from the Mockingbird

Roguelike Universe: Visualising Influence

On Emergent Centralization

U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border

Anti-Web-Design Manifesto

Random Structures from Lego Bricks and Analog Monte Carlo Procedures [pdf]

Prof. Sussman's Reading List

How I Start: Clojure

Is There a 'Right' Way to Learn Math?

Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: 17,500 Entries on All Things SF Now Free Online

The Kernel Boot Process

The Enemy of My Enemy (2010)

On removing duplicates from a set of documents

Why There Is No Hitchhiker’s Guide to Mathematics for Programmers

Game Theory Is Really Counterintuitive