In the last years, fuctional programming languages such as Haskel, F#, and clojure, have gained acceptance among programming enthusiasts. They allow a concise style of programming that is not easy to replicate with imperative languages. Much of the power of functional programming languages is linked to the existence of closures. A closure is a way…
If you have participated in any way of the software industry in the last few decades, you have certainly seen the pattern of software development. Most software is built under the pressure of deadlines. Specially when a company wants to beat its competitors in a tough market, there is an increasing pressure to deliver software…
In a recent blog article, Soon Hui considered the different in pay scale between highly skilled developers and stars in other fields, such as music and sports. It is not hard to understand why they can’t do as much as rock stars. The main reason is that programmers are not able to run the show alone. Programmers…