News
Developer vs. Programmer vs. Computer Scientist
http://www.skorks.com/2010/03/the-difference-between-a-developer-a-programmer-and-a-computer-scientist/
Google+
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2011/06/inside-google-how-the-search-giant-plans-to-go-social.ars
Zynga IPO
http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/576885/201106291857/Zynga-Headed-For-IPO-Ville-Most-Anticipated-Since-Google.htm
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shockley_Semiconductor_Laboratory
Tool of the Biweek
- Jason: FreeNX: http://freenx.berlios.de/
- Patrick: Evernote http://www.evernote.com/
Programming Language Discussion
History of Prolog
Interpreters:
Uses
- Popular in Asia
- First erlang interpreter
- NASA “Clarissa Project” for International Space Station
- Ericcson: Telephone switches
Strengths
- Built in Inference engine (Selective Linear Definite resolution)
Weaknesses
- Slow
- Does not fit von neumann architecture (memory banks, single core cpu)
- Difficult to create procedural programs
