Everything Returns to the Central Limit Theorem
Mathematicians are very humble, so you know that when you see the word “Central” in the name of a theorem, it must be pretty important. In fact, the Central Limit theorem is the foundation for all of statistics.
What is the central limit theorem? In a nutshell, “everything eventually is normally distributed”. What does that mean? Well, you’ll just have to read on.
The Agile Manifesto, in Plain English
Imagine yourself on a team of programmers, and you’ve just finished a new feature. What should you do next? Do you write more code, or test what you have? In the world software engineering, the philosophy that dictates what you should do next is what we call “the process”.
Every software development team has a process, even if it’s not explicitly articulated anywhere. The process tells you what you should do, how much you should do it, when you should do it, and why. Sound boring and bureaucratic? It can be, but it doesn’t have to be.
Five Reasons to Love Ultimate
Yes, that's a picture of me.
If you are not familiar with the sport, you might look at that title and go “ultimate what?” No, it’s not an adjective, it’s a noun. The sport known as Ultimate (aka Ultimate Frisbee) is a truly fantastic game, and is something I am very excited about.
In Ultimate, two teams of seven players occupy a field larger than a football field. There’s one disc (aka “frisbee”), and players cannot walk with the disc. Instead, players must throw the disc to each other across the field without dropping or getting intercepted. Catch the disc in your endzone, your teams gets a point.
Ok, enough of the rules – why am I excited about Ultimate?
The Epic Journey of Design
One of my favorite hobbies is designing board games. Since I was about 11 years old, I’ve spent much of my free time thinking about new and interesting board games.
Seem strange? Actually, designing board games is not much different than other design activities. In this article, I’ll talk about how embarking on the journey of design is a wonderful way to spend your time.
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
-Michelangelo
Five Reasons to Love the Latte
I’ve been a fan of the latte for a long time. Back in college, I started drinking lattes because I was too lazy to go buy more chocolate for mochas. Today, I’m hooked!
Not convinced? Then you need this list.
1. Lattes are simple!
A latte is essentially steamed milk with espresso. That’s it. You’d think that would be a boring drink, but if you froth the milk just right, it actually comes out to be a smooth, very textured drink.