Published in The Startup·PinnedWhat Is Object Oriented Programming?Classical Definition of OOP Object Oriented Programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm which tries to emulate real world problems using the abstract concept of ‘objects’ as a data structure which can be mutated and referenced. There is no dictionary definition of the phrase OOP, but we can refer to Wikipedia’s…Programming16 min readProgramming16 min read
Oct 31, 2021What are Propositions, Compound Propositions, and Boolean Logic?“It is not of the essence of Mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.” — George Boole, 1854 A Brief History of Boolean Logic George Boole was best known for his work on Boolean algebra — a branch of the subject that defines variables with true…Mathematics9 min readMathematics9 min read
Oct 30, 2021How to convert Octal and Hexadecimal to Binary?In a previous article, I wrote on the subject of converting binary to decimal and decimal to binary, covering initially what place value and the number bases refer to, giving you a solid base to understand how to compute these conversions. If you do not yet understand those number bases…Mathematics8 min readMathematics8 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 26, 2021How to convert Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal?This article was written with an aim to help those learning about the binary and decimal number bases and common conversions between them, in particular, Binary to Decimal and Decimal to Binary conversions. It may help those studying Discrete Mathematics modules on Computer Science degrees, budding network engineers learning subnetting…Mathematics10 min readMathematics10 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 25, 2020What Is Functional Programming?"On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'...I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." - Charles Babbage (1864): Inventor of the Analytical…Software Development8 min readSoftware Development8 min read
