<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Cite.ink</title><description>A micro- and macro-blog platform for the 21st century.</description><link>https://cite.ink</link><item><title>The Myth of Pair Programming Productivity</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Myth-Of-Pair-Programming-Productivity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Myth-Of-Pair-Programming-Productivity</guid><description>Is pair programming more effective than individual programming for improving code quality and productivity? Pair programming can be fun. It can be a great way to transfer knowledge. It can be good for...</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Real Difference Between Copying Code and True Programming Mastery</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Real-Difference-Between-Copying-Code-And-True</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Real-Difference-Between-Copying-Code-And-True</guid><description>Is copying and pasting code (with editing and adjusting it for different situations) a bad practice rather than writing it from scratch? If all you do is copy code, then the odds are...</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Bad Code Exists: It Is Not Just a Lack of Language Knowledge</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Why-Bad-Code-Exists-It-Is-Not-Just-A-Lack-Of-Language</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Why-Bad-Code-Exists-It-Is-Not-Just-A-Lack-Of-Language</guid><description>What is bad programming code and why does it exist? Is it simply that some programmers don&apos;t know the whole language of the code they are using, where one &quot;word&quot; can do certain...</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI vs AGI: Understanding the Profound Difference</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/AI-Vs-AGI-Understanding-The-Profound-Difference</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/AI-Vs-AGI-Understanding-The-Profound-Difference</guid><description>Is the meaning of the term &quot;artificial general inteligence&quot; very different from that of the term &quot;artificial inteligence&quot;? Profoundly. AGI is effectively a digital person. A hypothetical AGI (they do not exist yet)...</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 07:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Difference Between a Programmer and a Scripter</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Difference-Between-A-Programmer-And-A-Scripter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/The-Difference-Between-A-Programmer-And-A-Scripter</guid><description>Is it extremely hard to be a good programmer? I am not sure how well structured and developed one’s brain should be, and I sense it is hard to be good at all...</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 07:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climate Change: The Truth Behind the Point of No Return</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Climate-Change-The-Truth-Behind-The-Point-Of-No-Return</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Climate-Change-The-Truth-Behind-The-Point-Of-No-Return</guid><description>AOC said that we have 12 years left. That was 4 years ago. So, we only have 8 years left, so why bother about global warming? Left until…what exactly? I doubt she meant...</description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Mar 2023 02:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mac vs Windows: Why Do Software Engineers Prefer MacBooks?</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Mac-Vs-Windows-Why-Do-Software-Engineers-Prefer-MacBooks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Mac-Vs-Windows-Why-Do-Software-Engineers-Prefer-MacBooks</guid><description>Why do software engineers usually use MacBooks? Do they? StackOverflow says that the most popular technology among programmers is Windows, both for professional and personal use. 1 I know that in some areas...</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 17:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finding the Balance Between Code Optimization and Maintainability</title><link>https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Finding-The-Balance-Between-Code-Optimization-And</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://cite.ink/TimMensch/Finding-The-Balance-Between-Code-Optimization-And</guid><description>Where is the line between optimized code and unmaintainable code? It&apos;s not really a line. It&apos;s barely even in opposition. There exist complex algorithms that would be hard for the average developer to...</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 05:27:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>