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On this section of my website I will present simple, yet interesting (I hope) programming examples and discussions. The goal isn't to wow you with anything super-complicated - my intention is to analyse things that interest me, provide some sample code and data, and generate some discussion. Most of my examples are programmatically trivial yet conceptually interesting.
Netflix, Part 3
September 5, 2008 - Here's a handy step-by-step guide to winning the Netflix Prize. Read on . . . if you dare!
Netflix, Part 2
September 2, 2008 - Here's a handy step-by-step guide to winning the Netflix Prize. Read on . . . if you dare!
Netflix, Part 1
August 28, 2008 - Here's a handy step-by-step guide to winning the Netflix Prize. Read on . . . if you dare!
Lottery
January 8, 2007 - Here's a handy step-by-step guide to winning the lottery. Read on . . . if you dare!
Knight's Challenge (AKA Knight's Tour)
October 22, 2006 - Some time ago, Gregmita mentioned the "Knight's Challenge" as a programming puzzle I could address on the programming section of my website. This is the result. Well, partially. Read on . . . if you dare!
Another son?
July 24, 2006 - A man approaches you and mentions that he has two children. Then he mentions that one of those children is a boy. Quick: What is the probability that the other child is also a boy? Read on . . . if you dare!
Image Conversion
January 3, 2006 - One neat thing about C#.NET is how easy it is to convert images on the fly, whether in a desktop application or as part of an ASP.NET page. Read on . . . if you dare!
Buffon's Needle
December 16, 2005 - I first learned about Buffon's Needle in an artificial intelligence class at the University of Alberta (I don't remember how it related to that class, though). I think it's really neat. Read on . . . if you dare!
Games of Nature
October 27, 2005 - In the first few pages of Peter Szor's book The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense, he discusses some interesting games. On this page, I will let you play with a very simple one. Read on . . . if you dare!
No Loops
October 6, 2005 - In a Slashdot thread there was a post discussing the types of tricky programming questions that a person might encounter at a job interview. One of them caught my attention. Read on . . . if you dare!
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