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I'm an absent-minded engineer; my mind wanders and so does my wallet: I fear I lack common sense in life, and this affects my performance.; By Cary Tennis Jul 24, 2008
Did a coding error contribute to the credit crunch?: The Financial Times reports that flawed code resulted in Moody's mistakenly giving high ratings to structured financial products; Andrew Leonard May 21, 2008
Software is hard: Salon's Scott Rosenberg explains why even small-scale programming projects can take years to complete, one programmer is often better than two, and the meaning of "Rosenberg's Law."; By Andrew Leonard Feb 3, 2007
Indian programmer woes: Stuck inside of Bangalore with the COBOL blues again.; Andrew Leonard Sep 14, 2006
The Shlemiel way of software: Author Joel Spolsky talks about what Microsoft has in common with his grandparents and what Isaac Bashevis Singer has to do with code-generating schemes.; By Scott Rosenberg Dec 9, 2004
When machines breed: Evolvable hardware -- gadgets that design themselves -- can get the job done, even if humans have no idea how they do it.; By Sam Williams Aug 12, 2004
"We don't support that": We're not here to help fix your computer. We just want to get you off the phone. A tech-support slave tells his hellish tale.; By Kyle Killen Feb 23, 2004
Warning. Warning. Warning. Fatal error. Stop.: Ethan Levin wasn't worried. Programming mistakes were inevitable. He'd fix it, and move on. An excerpt from Ellen Ullman's new novel, "The Bug."; By Ellen Ullman May 16, 2003
Bugged out: "The Bug" author Ellen Ullman talks about the Gothic terrors that lurk between the rational lines of computer code.; By Scott Rosenberg May 16, 2003
Totally awesome software?: "Extreme programming" sounds like no more than a marketing-driven fad, but fans are convinced that its rules hold the key to better code.; By Sam Williams May 29, 2002
A unified theory of software evolution: Meir Lehman has been studying the life cycles of computer programs since he was a researcher at IBM 30 years ago. One of these days he's going to get it all figured out.; By Sam Williams Apr 8, 2002
Microsoft storm warning: The HailStorm program will put all your data in one convenient place -- and leave Bill Gates with the keys.; By Scott Rosenberg Mar 28, 2001
21st Challenge No. 33: Real-life dialog-box alerts: Are you sure you want to ...?; By Charlie Varon and Jim Rosenau Apr 22, 2000
How much do I hear for this perl script?: New O'Reilly venture creates an auction scheme for open-source software projects.; By Andrew Leonard May 14, 1999
The free software story: Complete Salon Technology coverage of Linux, the open-source movement and free software's ideas and personalities.; May 4, 1999
PROSPERITY can be yours!: Introducing the new industry standard in scriptwriting software.; By Philip Morton Mar 25, 1999
Let's Get This Straight: From Agenda to Zoot: Readers fill us in on personal information software -- the good, the bad and the discontinued.; By Scott Rosenberg Mar 23, 1999
Microsoft has your number: Microsoft has your number: By Andrew Leonard. Will Office's new registration scheme stop software pirates or hassle users?; By Andrew Leonard Jan 27, 1999
Is there such a thing as a software monopoly?: Is there such a thing as a software monopoly? By Mike Romano. Microsoft says no -- and its arguments could provoke changes in the antitrust laws.; By Mike Romano Nov 11, 1998
Talk to our agent: Talk to our agent: By Howard Wen. In the rapidly consolidating world of computer gaming, you need more than a good idea to get ahead.; By Howard Wen Sep 28, 1998
The Xy files: The Xy files: By Amy Virshup. For the rest of the world, XyWrite is history -- but to its devotees, the antiquated word processor still rules.; By Amy Virshup Aug 25, 1998
Are microchips too fast for mere mortals?: Moore's Law means our processors get faster every year -- but no law can find uses for all that computing power.; By Scott Rosenberg Jun 18, 1998
The software that refused to die: When the owner of mTropolis gave it the ax, users raised money to take the code into their own hands.; By Greg Lindsay Jun 10, 1998
What kind of man reads ...: For the man who has everything -- it's SHIT magazine!; By James Poniewozik. Apr 14, 1998
21st: Virtual machine dreams: Getting a Mac to impersonate a PC is no longer so difficult. But it's still awfully slow.; By Scott Rosenberg Jan 6, 1998

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