Yoda Conditions

Remember that I had always mentioned that thing about the equals sign in Java needing to be in a certain direction?  Well, someone actually came up with a name for that whole concept.

This, from a student of mine:

"I came across this wikipedia page on Yoda Conditions and thought you might want to show the class it."

Worth checking out.

- Mr. Svetlik

And a follow-up to the Self-Driving Cars

Good follow up to the autonomous car.  This, from Mr. Tiveron.

http://www.bostondynamics.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/BostonDynamics

Self-Driving Cars

Found this article very fascinating on the implications of software design and AI on driving technology.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Nov60fUk9kRk5MUldOOWlfWjg/edit?usp=sharing

- Mr. Svetlik

An Interesting (Retro) Read on Coding

Thanks to Mrs. Luepke for passing this interesting read along.

http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html

- Mr. Svetlik

A history of "Big Data"

A look back (way back) through the history of data visualization...

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-weve-been-visualising-big-data-over-the-centuries

- Mr Svetlik

NPR Article on CS at an Early Age

Hi all,

This article was passed my way on getting more interest in CS at an earlier age.  Just imagine if everyone started learning how to code when they were also learning how to read and write...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/02/17/271151462/a-push-to-boost-computer-science-learning-even-at-an-early-age

Mr. Svetlik

Shuffling Algorithms

This comes from Michael Malis, who wanted to share a link he came across regarding shuffling algorithms.  Might come in handy as you work through Shoe.

- Mr. Svetlik