Erik McClure

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Erik McClure's essays on software engineering, mathematics, games, technology, and society, including AI and open-source development.

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Does Anyone Actually Want Good Software? #SoftwareEngineering #Tech #Essays
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Feb 18, 2015
How Not To Install Software #Software #Tech #Essays
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Nov 26, 2014
Can We Choose What We Enjoy? #Philosophy #Psychology #PersonalGrowth
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Aug 8, 2014
How To Make Your Profiler 10x Faster #SoftwareEngineering #Performance #Development
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Jun 28, 2014
The Problem With Photorealism #AI #Technology #Essays
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Mar 18, 2014
Google's Decline Really Bugs Me #Tech #Society #AI
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Nov 17, 2013
The Educational Imbroglio #Education #Essays #Society
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Oct 29, 2013
Write Less Code #SoftwareEngineering #Coding #Productivity
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Sep 12, 2013
Most People Have Shitty Computers #Technology #Computers #Essays
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Sep 2, 2013
Leap Motion Impressions, Input Sanitation, and 3D Gesture Ideas #Technology #Input #Gesture
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Jul 23, 2013
Aurora Theory Released! #Games #IndieDev #Software
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Jul 11, 2013
What I Learned In College #Education #LifeLessons #Reflection
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Jun 13, 2013
Course Notes #Education #Learning #Notes
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May 25, 2013
Contact #Tech #Essays #Personal
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May 16, 2013
The Dark Side of Web Development #WebDev #Programming #Essays
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Feb 24, 2013
Windows Breaks assert() Inside WM_CANCELMODE #Windows #Programming #SoftwareEngineering
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Feb 7, 2013
The Productivity Fallacy #Productivity #Essays #Work
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Jan 18, 2013
C# to C++ Tutorial - Part 4: Operator Overload #Programming #Cpp #CSharp
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Oct 20, 2012
7 Problems Raytracing Doesn't Solve #ComputerGraphics #RayTracing #Technology
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Sep 27, 2012
Analyzing XKCD: Click and Drag #Analysis #Webcomics #Humor
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Sep 19, 2012
Coordinate Systems And Cascading Stupidity #SoftwareEngineering #Mathematics #Technology
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Jul 25, 2012
How Joysticks Ruined My Graphics Engine #Gaming #SoftwareEngineering #Technology
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Jun 22, 2012
Multithreading Problems In Game Design #GameDev #SoftwareEngineering #Multithreading
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May 23, 2012
Stop Following The Rules #Philosophy #SelfImprovement #LifeLessons
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May 13, 2012
Why Windows 8 Does The Right Thing The Wrong Way #Technology #Software #OperatingSystems
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Mar 14, 2012
Visual Studio Broke My Computer #Software #Development #Troubleshooting
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Mar 10, 2012
Implicit UI Design #Design #Software #Usability
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Feb 24, 2012
Linux Mint 12 KDE #Linux #KDE #OperatingSystems
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Feb 19, 2012
'Programmer' is an Overgeneralization #SoftwareEngineering #Programming #Essays
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Feb 5, 2012
The Great Mystery of Linear Gradient Lighting #Tech #Design #Art
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Dec 1, 2011
Signed Integers Considered Stupid (Like This Title) #Programming #ComputerScience #Math
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Nov 24, 2011
C# to C++ Tutorial - Part 3: Classes and Structs and Inheritance (OH MY!) #Programming #Cpp #CSharp
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Sep 9, 2011
The Problem of Vsync #Tech #Software #Gaming
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Sep 5, 2011
C# to C++ Tutorial - Part 2: Pointers Everywhere! #Programming #CSharp #Cpp
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Jul 21, 2011
C# to C++ Tutorial - Part 1: Basics of Syntax #Programming #Tutorial #CSharp
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Jul 6, 2011
The Ninth Circle of Bugs #SoftwareEngineering #Bugs #Essays
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May 15, 2011
Investigating Low-level CPU Performance #Performance #CPU #Tech
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Apr 10, 2011
The IM Failure #Tech #Essays #Society
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Nov 18, 2010
Album For Sale! [Renascent] #Essays #SoftwareEngineering #Technology
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Sep 13, 2010
WavSaver #Software #Engineering #Tech
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Aug 25, 2010

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