Monthly Archives: April 2008

A multimedia studio for Comm students

I am happy to announce that the Mediacom Studio website, www.mediacomstudio.com, has just been created by Christina and myself. Mediacom Studio is a state-of-the-art audio and video production facility for Communication Studies students at the University of Mauritius. The studio … Continue reading

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On being a Rock Star Software Engineer

I have just come across a great article by Alex Iskold entitled Top 10 Traits of a Rockstar Software Engineer. It is a must read for all aspiring software engineers out there… especially those who are still learning the skills in a … Continue reading

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Scripting with Ruby and Audioscrobbler

My Year II students are currently learning scripting with Ruby, my favorite programming language (ex aequo with Scheme I think…). Today I thought about what could be the difference between scripting and programming and I came up with: Scripting is … Continue reading

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