Software algorithms as Ikea instruction manuals.
the mechanics behind zxcvbn are fascinating.
the idea of using genetic algorithms to find the optimal starcraft 2 build order is awesome [via wistow]
This is the personal site of Cal Henderson, Slack co-founder & CTO, ex Glitch engineer, ex Flickr architect, programmer, author and chronic complainer.
I give occasional talks, write code and sometimes articles. I also blog at World of Theorycraft and those links show up here too.
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