Benjamin SchneiderWriting by Benjamin Schneider.https://benjaminschneider.ch/How To Teach Programming Badlyhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/08/03/teaching-programming-badly.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/08/03/teaching-programming-badly.htmlA list of principles that will help you teach programming badly and ensure your students learn as little as possible.Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTError Page Redirects Should Not Lose Informationhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/03/04/error-page-information-loss.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/03/04/error-page-information-loss.htmlWhen showing an error page, make sure you don't drop more information from the request than you have to.Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTPlaying With The Basicshttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/03/01/playing-with-the-basics.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/03/01/playing-with-the-basics.htmlTop practitioners surprisingly often play around with extremely basic approaches.Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTDigital Nicotine Patcheshttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/02/29/digital-nicotine-patches.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/02/29/digital-nicotine-patches.htmlReplacing digital habits with less harmful versions, much like nicotine patches for smoking cessation.Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTPaper: Algorithmic Nuggets in Content Deliveryhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/02/18/algorithmic-nuggets-in-content-delivery.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2024/02/18/algorithmic-nuggets-in-content-delivery.htmlA brief review of a paper outlining the algorithmic problems encountered in building a CDN.Sun, 18 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMTThe Much-Maligned Sunk Cost Fallacyhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2023/09/29/sunk-costs.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2023/09/29/sunk-costs.htmlSome common misinterpretations of the sunk cost fallacy.Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTYou Can Get Stuff Fixedhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2023/09/27/get-stuff-fixed.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2023/09/27/get-stuff-fixed.htmlYou should probably be less reluctant to provide unsolicited suggestions for improvement.Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTAbstractions Rule Everything Around Mehttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2022/07/24/abstractions.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2022/07/24/abstractions.htmlAbstraction isn't just a thing you do when programming.Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMTShared Curiosityhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2020/10/26/shared-curiosity.htmlhttps://benjaminschneider.ch/2020/10/26/shared-curiosity.htmlWhy the best educational content starts with the creator's own curiosity.Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT