Software Testing Tips

Software Testing Tips | ChoosyInfo A few good tips about testing. Here is one that novices don’t often ignore. “Prepare your test cases in requirement or design phase…” (via dzone)

Password Recovery Speeds

Password Recovery Speeds
“This document shows the approximate amount of time required for a computer or a cluster of computers to guess various passwords.” Find out if your passwords are strong enough.  (via Prof. Meyer)

AllPinouts – Connectors, Cables and Adapters Pinouts

AllPinouts – Connectors, Cables and Adapters Pinouts “AllPinouts.org is a wiki that allows users to get and share information about hardware interfaces, including pinouts of ports, expansion slots, and other connectors of computers and different electronic devices (i.e. cellular phones, GPS, PDA, game consoles, etc.)”

An excellent resource that can save lots of time searching elsewhere. (via Slashdot)

A Career in Computing

A Career in Computing Some good advice from a well-known author in our field.

10 commandments for creating good code

10 commandments for creating good code « Making Good Software Good guidelines, succintly put. (via DZone)

25 Microchips That Shook the World

IEEE Spectrum: 25 Microchips That Shook the World An interesting read about the hardware side of things.

Effective Java NullPointerException Handling

Dustin’s Software Development Cogitations and Speculations: Effective Java NullPointerException Handling An excellent article on handling and avoiding NullPointer exceptions. (via dzone)

US NSF – REU – List of all Programs

US NSF – REU – List Result

A master list of the the NSF REU Summer internship programs. Absolutely amazing opportunities on a variety of interesting projects.

This was buried in the blog, so applications deadlines may have expired but keep it in mind for next year!

Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College

Facebook Users Get Worse Grades in College | LiveScience
“Facebook users have lower overall grades than non-users, according to a survey of college students who also ironically said the social networking site does not interfere with studying.” (via slashdot)

Imagine Cup Student Competition 2009

Imagine Cup Student Competition 2009 “The world’s premier student technology competition, Imagine Cup is one way Microsoft is encouraging young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations that can make a difference in the world – today. Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a global event.” (via ACM SIGCSE)