Jeff Offutt
@JeffOffutt
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Learner. Teacher. Thinker. Inventor of ways to make better software. Views are my own.
Niskayuna, New York
Joined October 2010
RT @INSPIREDLabGMU: 🚨Practical SE research alert!🚨. Do you use ChatGPT to help complete .software development tasks, like fixing bugs?. We….
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My first programming teacher gave me my first, and maybe the best, programming advice. “Programmers learn the most by making mistakes. And at the rate you’re going, Jeff, you’re on track to becoming a great programmer.”.
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RT @ICSTconf: Are you doing a PhD in software testing, verification, and validation and looking for feedback or networking opportunities? C….
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RT @sosym_journal: It's time for something new💡! We are happy to announce a new submission category at #SoSyM: Tool Papers 🛠️.Articles can….
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I’m not sure which is worse: To believe something without evidence or to not believe something despite the evidence.
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After teaching college for for 35 years, watching AI develop for 40 years, and seeing the reactions to ChatGPT, my take is simple:. If your test questions can be answered by a robot, you need to ask more interesting questions.
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RT @CNSE: Congratulations to Abram Magner from the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering on receiving a Career Award grant fr….
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Computer scientists: We built a digital fool who is constantly wrong and makes things up. Marketing: Great! Let’s put it into all our products!.Software engineers: We call that beta testing.
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Releasing student’s pride at the end of the year.
🎉🌟 What a SHOWCASE! 🌟🎉.We're thrilled to announce that the 2024 UAlbany showcase was a massive success! 👏 From the incredible research to the enthusiastic presentations, it was an unforgettable experience.✨ #SuccessStory #ualbanyengineering @ualbany #Ualbanyshowcase
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So much fun!.
One of my favorite @UAlbany traditions is Food for Finals: Late Night BBQ during which the leadership team, faculty & staff served up a late-night meal to our students. We provided nourishment to several thousand students studying for finals. Thanks to all who made this happen!
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A old saying: “if you want something done, ask a busy person.” People forget the rest of that sentence: “… until they break.”.
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AI will do the laundry, dishes, and shopping, but will never do art, writing, or creative problem solving.
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A major hack was averted almost by accident. If you don't know, pretty much every programmer and software engineer in the world uses SSH. #softwarematters.
nytimes.com
A Microsoft engineer noticed something was off on a piece of software he worked on. He soon discovered someone was probably trying to gain access to computers all over the world.
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Fixed mindset: People who know nothing think they know a lot. Growth mindset: People who know a lot think they know nothing.
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February 29 should be a time-freeze holiday. Nothing happens. No work, no deadlines, no stress. If the 28th is Wednesday, March 1 should be Thursday, and Feb 29 is not even a week day. A once every 4 years treat we give ourselves. A day of random acts of kindness.
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