Tempting… almost free bonus test marks!

My younger brother Mike, who was recently inspired with a variety of hilarious drawings left on written tests, has attempted to score some bonus marks on his grade 11 Physics test with his artistic abilities. He almost got away with it too!

This brings two points up for discussion – bonus marks on tests, and entertaining [...]

Educational flaws: Programming with the Waterfall Model

The waterfall development method is by far the most widely known approach to creating software. As a popular section, included in introductory programming courses throughout the educational system, many would at least recall hearing about the approach. I remember first learning about the waterfall methodology steps back in high school. What was failed to be [...]

Hunting for programmer’s easter eggs with Google

In this seasonal entry we’ll be hunting for some virtual easter eggs in open source software programs. Computer programmers and software engineers are a creative group, often with a sense of humour, so eggs come in an abundance. Easter eggs, as hidden features, are left for a variety of reasons and come with a varying [...]