We describe the “the local to global principle.” It is a principle used to break algorithmic problem solving into two distinct phases (local criticism followed by global solution) and is an aid both in the design and in the application of algorithms. Instead of giving a formal definition of the […]
On The Hysteria Over “The Cloud” The frenzy of anticipation and opinion about “The Cloud” is so intense and so pointless it becomes “parody proof.”
What is “genetic art?” My answer to this is https://www.geneticart.org (redirects to https://johnmount.github.io/mzlabs/GeneticArt/), but this requires some explanation.
An interesting article on programming languages by Guillaume Marceau is making the rounds: The speed, size and dependability of programming languages. The article points out very clearly what some of the differences in major programming languages are. The author uses benchmarking and graphs in an interesting way.
Some time ago I subscribed to The Database Column because it would be fun to see what these incredible people wanted to discuss. We owe much of our current database technology to Professor Stonebraker and Vertica sounds like an incredible product. And I definitely want to continue to subscribe. However, […]
The other day’s blog post and a recent Andrew Binstock interview of Donald Knuth made me think more about how the ACM is really not serving the interests of computer science.
“Sorting Used in Anger” (A rambling glimpse into the mind of a theorist) Author: John Mount 4-24-2008 The other day I had a bit of time to kill before an appointment. Luck was with me: there was a nearby bookstore and I was able to pass some of the time […]
Hello World: An Instance Of Rhetoric in Computer Science John Mount: jmount@mzlabs.com February 19, 2008 Computer scientists have usually dodged questions of intent, purpose or meaning. While there are theories that assign deep mathematical meaning to computer programs[13] we computer scientists usually avoid discussion of meaning and talk more about […]