Nicky ReinertNE #34: JavaScript was developed within 10 daysJavaScript is one of the most widely used programming languages in the world and is of great importance for the function and popularity of…3 min read·Feb 21, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #33: GCJ-02“Don’t trust any navigation system whose algorithm you have not manipulated yourself” — George Washington, at 545 right after Christ’s…2 min read·Feb 18, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE# 49: POPCOUNTDer Befehlssatz einer CPU ist so etwas wie die natürliche Sprache der Maschinen — die Maschinensprache! Sie besteht aus sehr einfachen…3 min read·Feb 16, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #32: What do PHP, Visa and Mandelbrot have in common?Part 32 of the Nerd Encyclopedia on the undoubted joy of recursive acronyms.2 min read·Feb 15, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE# 48: Die dienstälteste SoftwareSo ganz genau lässt sich nicht feststellen, welche Software am längsten in Verwendung ist. Wer weiß schon, welches seltsame Konstrukt im…2 min read·Feb 13, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #31: The very first bugEvery computer science lecture probably begins with this sentence: “Did you know that the term bug comes from the fact that a moth was…2 min read·Feb 12, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #47: Die 500-Meilen-E-MailDieser Moment, in denen man an seiner Wahrnehmung zweifelt, weil ein Computer, der doch eigentlich nach den strengen Regeln der Logik…3 min read·Feb 10, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #30: The wrong error messageThis anecdote from the 1990s shows why tests are important before you let away software at the public. Part 30 of the Nerd Encyclopedia…3 min read·Feb 9, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #29: Programming with emojisPart 29 of the Nerd Encyclopedia brings some color into the grey programming everyday life.3 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Nicky ReinertNE #28: Nasal DaemonsNo, part 28 of the need encyclopaedia has nothing to do with colds, but with strict compilers:1 min read·Feb 3, 2024----
