We all love binary search. Straightforward, easy to understand algorithm; finds your number in a sorted array in an appealing O(log n) time. But is it that simple to implement? (more…)

I’ve been meaning to write something like this for a bit. This post isn’t for you experts: You’ll understand this all already. I’m noting this here because I haven’t y… (more…)

Writing a simple Java project without using external dependencies like Eclipse / Maven... (more…)

Tips on how to get your thousand-layer Javascript down to a manageable few, improving velocity. (more…)

Statistically rigorous Java performance evaluation Georges et al., OOPSLA’07 This paper won the 10-year most influential paper award at OOPSLA this year. Many of the papers we look at on this blog … (more…)