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Procedural vs. Gestalt: A declaration of intent
A firm comittment to providing an alternative conceptual approach to programming without comitting the mistake of assuming that what’s easy for me is ‘easy’. Continue reading →
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Sorry about the hiatus
Redo from start. Well, not quite. Continue reading →
Should programming be difficult?
When I’ve complained about the difficulties in learning how to program, one of the sentiments I heard repeatedly was ‘Programming is insanely difficult’ or words to that effect. Don’t expect to find it easy. I’m having difficulties accepting that. There … Continue reading →
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Welcome to Extelligent Cocoa!
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