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Node.js vs Python vs PyPy – A Simple Performance Comparison – Updated

By chad December 30, 2014Programming, Software Engineering, Technology, Uncategorized5 Comments

Some History This is a followup to my original post: Node.js vs Python vs PyPy - A Simple Performance Comparison. This article corrects a discrepancy caused by a slight difference in the JavaScript implementation which skewed the Node.js results. The Algorithm As stated in the previous article, I've attempted to…

Node.js vs Python vs PyPy – A Simple Performance Comparison

By chad August 2, 2014Programming, Software Engineering, Technology28 Comments

IMPORTANT NOTE: The NodeJS algorithm had a slight discrepancy in it. See this article for a correction to the performance comparison section of this article. The Algorithm Yesterday, I decided to try translate my algorithm for calculating N-Queens to JavaScript. I've implemented the same single-thread, brute force, recursive algorithm in…

Knowing When You've Wrote Crappy Code

By chad July 26, 2014Doing Things Better, Key Concepts, Programming, Software Engineering5 Comments

Note: This article was kicked off by one I read over at LosTechies. We write lots of code, statistically speaking some of it is what we'd deem as "crappy." If you're doing things right and progressing in your career and your understanding; your definition of "crappy code" should change over…

Presentation Is Everything

By chad August 19, 2012Doing Things Better, Featured, Key Concepts, Software EngineeringNo Comments

PRESENTATION IS EVERYTHING There is something that learned over the past couple of years, presentation is everything. It is quite possibly the most important element in all we do. Presentation from the aspect of leadership can mean the difference between shared vision and unengaged worker bee. Presentation from the aspect…