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Interview Answers That are Not Going to Help You
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Don't try to impress me with big words.

Bertrand Meyer | February 21, 2024
Sensibles of Software Engineering, 1 and 2
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Sensibles of Software Engineering, 1 and 2

Common-sense rules, which projects violate again and again. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 10, 2023 at 07:05 AM
AI Does Not Help Programmers
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AI Does Not Help Programmers

Getting past the"Wow" effect. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | June 3, 2023 at 04:08 AM
What Do ChatGPT and AI-based Automatic Program Generation Mean for the Future of Software
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What Do ChatGPT and AI-based Automatic Program Generation Mean for the Future of Software

ChatGPT is game-changing, the kind of thing that you witness once in a generation. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 23, 2022 at 12:23 PM
Statement Considered Harmful
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Statement Considered Harmful

Instructions are not statements. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 14, 2022 at 04:34 AM
Logical Beats Sequential
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Logical Beats Sequential

Often, "we do this and then we do that" is just a lazy way of stating "to do that, we must have achieved this." Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 6, 2022 at 04:24 AM
Not Your Grandmother's Textbook Exercise
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Not Your Grandmother's Textbook Exercise

Sarcasm, where you least expected it. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | September 1, 2022 at 03:47 PM
The Legacy of Barry Boehm
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The Legacy of Barry Boehm

One of the founders of software engineering as we know it. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | August 23, 2022 at 05:22 AM
Mental Self-Check
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Mental Self-Check

Who is crazy: the rest of the world, or I? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | January 19, 2022 at 01:30 PM
Not Worth a Thousand Words
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Not Worth a Thousand Words

Pictures are no substitute for substance. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | October 12, 2021 at 01:21 PM
Time to Resurrect PSP?
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Time to Resurrect PSP?

The Personal Software Process encourages programmer discipline. Largely forgotten, it does have a few wrinkles, but understanding and applying its core ideas remains... Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | December 14, 2020 at 04:37 PM
What Everyone Knows and What No One Knows
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What Everyone Knows and What No One Knows

Who cares about logic? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | October 15, 2020 at 09:03 AM
Getting a Program Right (9) (last)
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Getting a Program Right (9) (last)

A correct program is one that works in all cases. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 16, 2020 at 02:01 PM
Getting a Program Right (8)
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Getting a Program Right (8)

The power of loop invariants. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 15, 2020 at 03:14 PM
Getting a Program Right (7)
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Getting a Program Right (7)

Have you run a program proof before? Now is your chance! Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 12, 2020 at 01:46 PM
Getting a Program Right (6)
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Getting a Program Right (6)

Thanks for your patience. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 9, 2020 at 03:22 PM
Getting a Program Right (5)
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Getting a Program Right (5)

Are we there yet? Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 6, 2020 at 01:28 PM
Getting a Program Right (3)
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Getting a Program Right (3)

Attempt #3 to write a binary search program. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | March 2, 2020 at 01:48 PM
Getting a Program Right (2)
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Getting a Program Right (2)

Trying to fix a binary search attempt. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 28, 2020 at 01:57 PM
Getting a Program Right (1)
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Getting a Program Right (1)

Why it is good to have a systematic approach to software verification. Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 22, 2020 at 08:38 AM
There is More Than One Way to Become a Good Programmer
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There is More Than One Way to Become a Good Programmer

A recent Communications of the ACM article casts aspersions on the innovative concept of code academy, a fast-developing approach to teaching programming. The analysis... Bertrand Meyer
From BLOG@CACM | February 11, 2020 at 07:01 AM
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