Michele Pasin / Quotes

Algorithmic composition

Since I have always preferred making plans to executing them, I have gravitated towards situations and systems that, once set into operation, could create…

Algorithmic Composition: Computational Thinking In Music #music #audience #eNO #programmers

Data science as a way out of academia

The most accessible job to a typical physicist cum programmer goes by the job title Data Scientist. It's also one of the more high paying jobs in technology…

How To Leave Academia #programmers #data-scientists #machine-learning #learning #jobs

Human-in-the-loop programming

This human-in-the-loop programming approach is exemplified by the practice of live coding or laptop performance, a "new direction in electronic music and…

The Extempore Philosophy #programmers #music

MapReduce, Google's model for big data

MapReduce is a programming model and an associated implementation for processing and generating large data sets. Users specify a map function that processes a…

Google Research Publication: Mapreduce #machine #MapReduce #programmers #execution

Meetings cost programmers more

One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more. (4-5)

Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule #meeting #schedule #people #types #different-types #programmers