Steve JohnsonI think we've learned a lot from Covid about the ecology of denial.Quite a change from, e.g., polio shots, where we protected each other and assumed (correctly) that that would protect us all. Australia and…Apr 6, 2023Apr 6, 2023
Steve JohnsonBest Joke -- has never failed me...Two old guys are sitting on a bench and wondering what happens after they die. "Will we still eat? Will we still sleep? Will we still have…Jul 22, 20221Jul 22, 20221
Steve JohnsonOne of the insights I've gained from the Covid years is understanding how much courage it takes to…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Steve JohnsonAs the author of the original Lint, I have a few thoughts on why the original Lint was written and…When C evolved from B (which was really a word-addressed machine language) each function was pretty much standing alone. A common error was…Dec 22, 2021Dec 22, 2021
Steve JohnsonI'm not a historian of computers and computer languages, but I was working on Unix at the time you…The PDP-11 was byte addressed--this actually would have made it hard to port B or BCPL to it, but it meant that UNIX could have files that…Nov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021
Steve JohnsonI've been writing compilers for almost 60 years, and I hold Knuth in highest regard.* Before it is working: "Just make it correct, I don't care about anything else!"Oct 6, 2021Oct 6, 2021
Steve JohnsonThis looks like a great series!Too often, emotions trigger conflict. One of the most important things I've learned is to trust my emotions: anger may mean my boundaries…Apr 25, 20211Apr 25, 20211
