Tag Archives: mathematics

What's in a word? From nowhere to software

Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by guilhermesilveira.

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How careful should we be when borrowing words from the scientific world without paying proper attention to its meaning? Its a common and good practice to borrow words in order to create meaningful metaphors which can better describe our point. It is fine to take an already existing word or sentence and create a totally [...]

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Agile methods and Mathematics

Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by guilhermesilveira.

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The Agile Brazil 2009 meeting gave me something really nice to think about (and play with).For those who still do not know, I have studied Applied Math at USP and switched to Computer Applied Math. During my earlier years at the university, I have had a mentor who had his specialization in dynamical systems and [...]

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