https://www.hillelwayne.com/tags/research/ Recent content in Research on Hillel Wayne Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/this-is-how-science-happens/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/this-is-how-science-happens/ I love science. Not the “space is beautiful” faux-science, but the process of doing science. Hours spent calibrating equipment, cross-checking cites of cites of cites, tedious arguments about p-values and prediction intervals, all the stuff that makes science Go. And, when it does happen, the drama. I also want us to use more empirical science in software. That’s why I wrote a talk on it! One thing lay folk don’t realize is that science is social. https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/the-best-se-paper/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/the-best-se-paper/ I want to call attention to one of the best papers I’ve ever read on software engineering, ever. Ready to be dazzled? Here goes: Fixing Faults in C and Java Source Code: Abbreviated vs. Full-Word Identifier Names (preprint) I know, right? Sheer brilliance. Okay, maybe it doesn’t have the most exciting subject matter, but I think everybody should read it. Here’s why: Manageable scope. “Is clean code good?” Too broad, what is ‘clean code’ and what is ‘good’? https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/right-tool/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/right-tool/ “Use the right tool for the job” is a pretty tired cliche. Mostly it’s used to dismiss overengineering and one-size-fits-all solutions to problems, like using microservices for your 10-user app. It isn’t a bad saying, it’s just tautologically true. I don’t think anybody wants to use the wrong tool for the job, unless they’re trying to sabotage it. “Should I use the right tool for the job?” is a rhetorical question.