Turing Award winner Tony Hoare, computing pioneer who invented Quicksort, dies at the age of 92

An obituary of Tony Hoare, a pioneer and one of the greatest programmers in the early history of computing.
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Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92

Classicist, philosopher, wit, and one of the greatest British computer scientists of all time Obit Professor Charles Anthony Richard Hoare has died at the age of 92. Known to many computer science ...
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Backprop — The Russian Algorithm the West Claimed as Its Own

Your browser does not support the audio element. The backpropagation algorithm is the cornerstone of modern artificial intelligence. Its significance goes far beyond ...
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Java and AI: Platform evolution or ecosystem extinction?

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the Java platform’s enduring strengths has always been its ecosystem. Since the early ...
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Java 24 Strengthens Security with Quantum-Resistant Algorithms

The looming challenges of quantum computing have prompted the Java Platform to implement two advanced cryptographic solutions in its upcoming release, Java 24, slated for March 2025. Quantum computers ...
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An Experimental Analysis on Different Pivot Selection Approaches for the Quicksort Algorithm

Abstract: The research primarily examines the significance of pivot selection of the widely used QuickSort algorithm in order to increase the overall performance and ...
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ChatGPT o1-preview excels at code generationimplementation

OpenAI’s latest generative AI model is much better at code generation than previous models, but slower and more expensive — and not quite ready for production. “Ho, hum,” I thought in response to the ...