Jeff Offutt
Jeff Offutt
@jeffoffutt.bsky.social
Computer science professor, software testing researcher, father, photographer, voracious reader. Studies software engineering, algorithms, CS & SE education.
“where law ends, tyranny begins”
John Locke
Inscribed on the walls of the Department of Justice, DC.
The law has ended
February 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Please let’s have equality without conformity
January 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What’s the difference between doom scrolling and hope questing?
January 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Southeasters say “it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.”
Northeasterners say “it’s not the cold, it’s the wind.”
Midwesterners say “Remember that week last year when it didn’t suck to go outside?”
January 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
A corrupt system is a tax on competence
January 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Juvenile bald eagle before his head turns white
December 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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.
July 13, 2024 at 12:05 PM
An old saying: “if you want something done, ask a busy person.” People forget the rest of that sentence: “… until they break.”
April 30, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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.
March 1, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Happy new year!
February 10, 2024 at 1:38 PM