Algorithmic Music Influenced by Tweets
Every now and then I make some addition to my algorithmic music composer. And now I decided to allow users to hear music that is based on their tweets. ItContinue reading
The Low Quality of Scientific Code
Recently I’ve been trying to get a bit into music theory, machine learning, computational linguistics, so I ended up looking at libraries and tools written by the scientific community –Continue reading
Development “Methodologies”
Below are several development “methodologies” that are popular and even industry-standard: Hype-Driven Development – you are either a startup, or you are given the freedom to choose whatever technology youContinue reading
Scheduling Repeated Tasks in Android
A somewhat common usecase for android applications is to have them launched when the phone is started, and execute some piece of code periodically. Sounds straightforward, but there are someContinue reading
Common Misconceptions About Java
Java is the most widely used language in the world ([citation needed]), and everyone has an opinion about it. Due to it being mainstream, it is usually mocked, and sometimesContinue reading
Fixing The Android Camera API
The other day I participated in a company hackathon and I decided to make use of the Android camera. I’ve always said that the Android APIs are very bad (toContinue reading
The Optional Type API
Java 8 introduces the Optional class. In a nutshell, instead of returning null, and then checking for null, you return an Optional instance, which can either have or not haveContinue reading
IDE vs. Editor
Are you using an IDE, or an editor? Are you a “hardcore” programmer, or you are one of those sissy modern developers that use IDEs? Have you personalized your emacsContinue reading
Verifying Secure Password Storage Externally
Many websites (including big ones like Adobe, Yahoo, LinkedIn, Gawker, etc.) store user passwords insecurely. Either in plain text, or encrypted (reversible), or using a broken or brute-forceable hash function.Continue reading
Coping with Methods with Many Parameters
I will put my captain Obvious cape now and write in short how to get rid of methods with many parameters, especially if some of the parameters are optional, orContinue reading