In the words of late computer scientist Edsger Dijkstra, a picture may be worth a thousand words; a formula is worth a thousand pictures. Roshan Eapen, a new faculty member in the Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, describes his research as such, aiming to create mathematical frameworks that explain complex phenomena. Eapen joined Penn State as an assistant
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Jul 13, 2021 by Morgan Housel
“One of the most persistent fallacies is the reflexive association of wealth with wisdom,” Ed Borgato once wrote.
Wealth might be a sign of good decisions, but can those decisions be repeated? And do good decisions in one field translate to wisdom in other areas of life? Maybe, maybe not – that’s the best we can say. And there are times where exceptional wealth can prevent empathizing with ordinary people, making insight more precarious.
A similar mistake, a bit harder to grasp, is the assumption that smart people have the right answers.
They may. But does intelligence in one field convert to others? Does being good at taking tests translate to, say, leading groups of people?
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The Importance of Humility in Software Development
All too frequently, we hear news of another major software bug. Bugs from big companies make the biggest news. Bugs from little companies seem just as common. As programmers, all these bugs are costing us time and money. We know we need to improve. But we can’t seem to figure out how.
As an industry, we’ve tried solving this problem with increasingly complex processes, increasingly complex tools, and sophisticated techniques. But Edsger Dijkstra proposed a different, simpler solution.
Dijkstra was one of the early pioneers of software development. He made important contributions in compilers, operating systems, and distributed systems. But he didn’t claim that advances in these areas would lead to more reliable software. What he thought would make the most significant difference was humility.
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