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Computer Econ 101

Nov 13 –

Economics at it’s very heart is the study of production, distribution, and consumption. Computer economics follow the same principals. The computer does very similar things it reads data, writes data, and calculates data. These activities are almost analogous, calculation is production, writing data is distribution, and reading data is consumption. Like real world economies we [...]

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Diminishing Returns on Software Quality

Nov 06 –

Software production, like any other production, obeys the law of diminishing returns. Reducing flaws is part of the software production process so it also falls under this umbrella of diminishing returns. The law of diminishing returns states that when we add additional input into a production process we will see diminished output relative to the [...]

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What Web Developers Can Learn from Assembly

Oct 29 –

Learning assembly can provide a significant benefit for web developers. I recently began learning and programming assembly for the x86 processors. This is more of a refresher, since I had learned some assembly on the university VAX.  I consider learning to program in assembly some of the most important knowledge I have learned. Assembly programming [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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