Monthly Archives: March 2007

Software patents are so different from circuit patents (really!)

Updated (and again, and even again – below) It should also be recognized that circuit arrangements are typically designed and fabricated at least in part using one or more computer data files, referred to herein as hardware definition programs, that … Continue reading

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Low wage programming

Greenspan did put forward a proposal on how to reduce the growing inequality of incomes in the United States — admit more skilled immigrants into the country. The former Fed chief said that increasing the number of immigrants with sought-after … Continue reading

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Watering down computer science, Java, and feminism

This old note by Spolsky explains why the shift to java-only in computer science classes is harmful and reminds me of two events in my old career as an academic. One was when a student came by my office to … Continue reading

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