A couple of years ago I had the chance to meet Giovanni De Sandre, who has become a good friend of mine. He is one of the engineers who, under the supervision of Pier Giorgio Perotto, created the first ever desktop Personal Computer, known as Programma 101 (P101 for short). After retiring, he is used … Continue reading When part of the Silicon Valley was here
Italki and Other Tools
In this post, I would like to share some experiences about the use of italki and other tools I have had the chance to test lately. Technically speaking, italki is a platform where you can find professional teachers, paid tutors, and language partners to learn and/or improve languages. It is extremely flexible because you have … Continue reading Italki and Other Tools
The Arduino effect (in other words: why real programmers are disappearing)
Arduino phenomena has to be credited for getting a lot of people familiar with Electronics and embedded systems. These people would probably remain just curious about these things otherwise. Similarly, smart phones - either Android or iOS - allow to move first steps in the world of software application development in a relatively easy way. … Continue reading The Arduino effect (in other words: why real programmers are disappearing)