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Ohad Barzilay. “Example Embedding”, Onward! 2011.  Using code examples in professional software development is like teenage sex. Those who say they do it all the time are probably lying. Although it is natural, those who do it feel guilty. Finally, once they start doing it, they are often not too concerned with safety, they discover that [...]

A survey of the practice of computational science. In International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, pages 19:1–19:12, 2011. (doi:10.1145/2063348.2063374) Computing plays an indispensable role in scientific research. Presently, researchers in science have different problems, needs, and beliefs about computation than professional programmers. In order to accelerate the progress of science, computer [...]

Allen C. Bluedorn, Daniel B. Turban, and Mary Sue Love. “The Effects of Stand-Up and Sit-Down Meeting Formats on Meeting Outcomes“. Journal of Applied Psychology 84(2), 1999. The effects of meeting format (standing or sitting) on meeting length and the quality of group decision making were investigated by comparing meeting outcomes for 56 five-member groups [...]