Given that I have my own kid now, I figured I might as well make ELI5 a full-fledged series. To kick things off, I also figured I'd start with a topic I'll be teaching in a couple weeks: context-free...
Posts by Jeremy Grifski
As I wrap up my last week of paternity leave, I wasn't feeling all that inspired to write. Then, I received some funny messages from a previous student of mine about how challenging learning Python...
In STEM spaces, metric is used for just about every calculation. This contrasts quite harshly with day-to-day life in the US, where we regularly use units like Fahrenheit, feet, miles, ounces, and...
Happy 30th to me! In honor of the big day, I figured I'd drop a list of some of my favorite video games of all time. As usual, don't expect any sort of objectivity. This is my list after all.
Looking back at some of my fondest memories of my mom.
I've been curious about the meaning of the phrase "from scratch" recently—especially as it pertains to technology. We don't really use the phrase in tech, except perhaps to describe the...