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06: Solving Problems – Richard Buckland UNSW 2008

Human Nature, Testing, Topdown problem solving. How to get started when you first get a problem. The importance of testing.
Also: magic numbers, style – the search for meaning, “why are you here?” mastering skills, why kids give up on musical instruments, pleasure and pain, richard getting fit, software piracy/viking numbers, Bjorn. First twinges of RSI. Moving to an 8bit Microprocessor.

My lousy memory about facts and figures: Viking 1 and 2 were landers not rovers, and viking 2 failed first, not Viking 1 – it was Viking 1 with the software problem.

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2 Responses to “06: Solving Problems – Richard Buckland UNSW 2008”

  1. Richard Buckland My most favorite lecturer forever. I still remember you after 8 yrs of time now.

  2. bottom up is the best way to program. its also called the functional programming style.. the top down easy is called the oop way which I consider stupid.

    If you have to be a genius to use bottom up then im a genius rofl

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