Stories by declanhaigh

Explaining the Unexplainable

Knight (Playing Card)

Worse is Better is Worse (2000) [pdf]

The Myth of Self-Describing XML (2003) [pdf]

Nulls Nullified (2005)

Atlas Autocode (1963)

Why shouldn't we allow nulls? (2011)

Dijkstra's Letter to the Council (2001)

Edsger Dijkstra's Convocation Speech (1996)

Manifesto on the Teaching of Mathematics (2015)

Electron is flash for the desktop (2016)

Ontological Commitment

Beware the Integrated Tests Scam (2023)

German Tank Problem

Is Ramen Unhealthy? An Experts Take (2022)

A Plea for Lean Software (1995) [pdf]

Reflections on Trusting Trust (1984) [pdf]

Don't Write Tests (2017)

East Asian character emojis ㊗ 🈶 🈯 🈳 (2016)

Real World Haskell (2008)

1