Chisel Sharpening
3 parts, in reading order.
Chisel Sharpening: Initial impressions
Recently, RiscV () has been all the rage. The free (as in speech and beer) instruction-set architecture has experienced an explosion of interest in the last couple of years, after being more-or-less an academic curiosity since 2010 or so. This post isn't …
Chisel Sharpening: If it's not tested, it's broken
"If it's not tested, it's broken." -- [Bruce Eckel](http://www.inspiringquotes.us/author/9711-bruce-eckel) I'm a big believer in the quote above, and cite it somewhat frequently -- perhaps to the tedium of my colleagues. In my last post, I showed a Chise…
Chisel Sharpening: In the end, it's all about results
At the end of the day, it's all about results, of course. A productivity improvement is great, as long as the implementation results at least stay constant. Any decrease in implementation results definitely detract from any productivity improvements. So, …