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Will Online Learning Disrupt Programming Language Adoption?
theodp writes "Back in the day, getting traction for a new programming language was next to impossible. First, one needed a textbook publishing deal. Then, one needed a critical mass of CS profs across the country to convince their departments that your language was worth teaching at the university level. And after that, one still needed a critical mass of students to agree it was worth spending their time and tuition to learn your language. Which probably meant that one needed a critical mass of corporations to agree they wanted their employees to use your language. It was a tall order that took years if one was lucky, and only some languages — FORTRAN, PL/I, C, Java, and Python come to mind — managed to succeed on all of these fronts. But that was then, this is now. Whip up some online materials, and you can kiss your textbook publishing worries goodbye. Manage to convince just one of the new Super Profs at Udacity or Coursera to teach your programming language, and they can reach 160,000 students with just one free, not-for-credit course. And even if the elite Profs turn up their nose at your creation, upstarts like Khan Academy or Code Academy can also deliver staggering numbers of students in a short time. In theory, widespread adoption of a new programming language could be achieved in weeks instead of years or decades, piquing employers' interest. So, could we be on the verge of a programming language renaissance? Or will the status quo somehow manage to triumph?" -
Optimal 24 mark Golomb Ruler Proven
globring writes "Four years ago, distributed.net users undertook the search for the optimal 24 mark Golomb Ruler. This year sees the successful conclusion of that effort. The diagram of the optimal ruler can be seen here. If you have no idea what a Golomb Ruler is, you can read up on them. Work on finding the optimal 25 mark ruler is still in progress." -
Pilot ROMS Free For Download
nothing writes "Palm computing (a divison of 3com) has decided to make ROMS for their handheld PDA's free. According to Greg Hewgill,Copilot (Pilot emulator), would now be renamed to Palm OS Emulator and would be supported by Palm computing. They have also released a debug version of the PalmOS 3.0 ROM file. Your can get it and more from this link. Enjoy.. " -
Pilot ROMS Free For Download
nothing writes "Palm computing (a divison of 3com) has decided to make ROMS for their handheld PDA's free. According to Greg Hewgill,Copilot (Pilot emulator), would now be renamed to Palm OS Emulator and would be supported by Palm computing. They have also released a debug version of the PalmOS 3.0 ROM file. Your can get it and more from this link. Enjoy.. "
