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Posted by Steven Alexander | Oct 18, 2009 | Business |
Modern office processes are usually a combination of manual, semi-automated, and automated operations. SQR programmers often contribute software to these processes, but our customers don’t always tell us enough about...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 11, 2009 | Algorithms, Commands |
The SQR language has several families of built-in functions. They range from minor conveniences to potential life savers. There are some surprising inclusions and surprising omissions. I discuss some of the functions I wish we...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 4, 2009 | Practices |
Last week I paid tribute to Elements of Style. The lesson from that book that impressed me most was to simplify my prose; minimize adjectives and adverbs; replace clichéd phrases with single words; avoid passive voice and...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Sep 27, 2009 | Commands, Practices |
Elements of Style is the famous book by William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White. First written in 1918, it is a guide to writing well in American English. Anything good about the prose on this blog should be credited to Strunk...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Sep 20, 2009 | Practices |
I’ve written about variables several times (notably in Bottom #Ten Worst Variable Names and SQR Without Literals), but a recent entry on a new blog gave me a new way to think about them. Psychology of Programming Mats...
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