computer-scientist

Who in the software world do you admire the most?

In an effort to spark some discussion and to find interesting people that I didn't know about, is there anybody around the software industry that you really admire? Perhaps admire is the wrong choice of word, but I'm sure there is somebody out there that has impacted you in a minor way. What did you learn from this individual that defi...

Where do non-traditional programmers (especially engineers/scientists) go wrong?

Soon, I expect to be asked to revise and improve existing code written by engineers and scientists. I've noticed that non-programmers do not share the same programming 'eye' as computer-scientists and full-time programmers. As someone coming from a non-computer-science background, I want to know what mistakes non-traditional programmer...