Tag: inspiration

How Magicians and Coders Use Decomposition to Make the Impossible Possible

Discover how magicians and coders turn the impossible into reality by breaking big challenges into manageable pieces. From making a tiger vanish on stage to building a complex app, the secret lies in decomposition—the art of solving smaller problems step by step. Learn how this mindset, combined with practice and creativity, helps create amazing illusions and powerful technology. Whether planning a project or tackling everyday tasks, unlocking your own decomposition superpowers can make the seemingly impossible, possible.

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When Steve Martin Discovered That Logic Could Be Hilarious: What Comedy Teaches Us About Thinking Like a Coder

Often, you don’t know when you’re going to find inspiration for a topic, particularly when it comes to making a topic more approachable to inexperienced readers. Such was the case in introducing the basics of logic (a common computational, mathematical and literative concept) in the book. But find it I did, through one of my favourite comedians – Steve Martin.

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Ada Lovelace – Computing Pioneer

When we talk about the pioneers of computing, one name stands out not just for being first, but for having an almost prophetic vision of what computers could become. Ada Lovelace, born in 1815, wasn’t just the world’s first computer programmer – she was a visionary who saw the creative potential of computing long before the first modern computer was built.

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