Luca Canella

"A computer is like a mischievous genie. It will give you exactly what you ask for, but not always what you want." - Joe Sondow

1. First language: QBasic (on DOS 6.20) 2. Had difficulties: Javascript (in early 2000s you know) 3. Most used: Java/Javascript/Python 4. Totally hate: R (just dislike) 5. Most loved: Java/C# 6. For beginners: C What about you?

"The best programs are the ones written when the programmer is supposed to be working on something else." - Melinda Varian

“The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late.” - Seymour Cray

Recursion: See recursion.

Bug Fixing Ways (monkeyuser.com/2019/bug-fixin…)

You might not think that programmers are artists, but programming is an extremely creative profession. It's logic-based creativity.” - John Romero

“People have an enormous tendency to resist change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that.” - Grace Hopper

"Sometimes the problem is to discover what the problem is." - Gordon Glegg

client: we want the ad on top of the content me: what about the newsletter pop up? client: yes, we want that on top me: what about the ad? client: yes, we want that on top

As a kid, I took each topic I was learning in school and created a game-related project at home to learn it. I think I learned things much better that way than by only doing the homework. Math, encryption, networking, physics, databases, languages, economics, operating systems…

Remember, a few hours of trial and error can save you several minutes of looking at the README.

Only the penitent coder will pass commitstrip.com/2018/10/29/onl… Inspired by reddit.com/r/Showerthough…

In life, pure coincidences are statistically common, so a remarkable day is one where no coincidences occur at all.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." $ s/insanity/programming/g

La modestia non è la mia qualità migliore, ma oggi me la tiro proprio! 08h26’06”, nei miei sogni migliori non sarei arrivato a tanto. Nuovo record mondiale per la cat. disabili, e 5o assoluto su quasi 3000 atleti in gara! Che roba! #ironmanemiliaromagna

After years of verbally abusing programmers who contribute to the Linux operating-system kernel he created, the celebrated coder Linus Torvalds is stepping aside and says he is getting help: nyer.cm/EvckT2t

@gdazero Onorato di aver dato con lei gli esami di Laboratorio di Programmazione e Reti di Calcolatori!

Opinioni degli studenti sulla mia didattica 2017-2018: "Sicurezza delle Reti" gdangelo.web.cs.unibo.it/pool/didattica… Storico dei miei corsi: cs.unibo.it/~gdangelo/vals…

Waterfall vs. Agile vs. Reality