(This is a cross-post from our CS in Schools website.) CS in Schools is closer to reality. We’re excited about the next two months, which are focused on the final steps in launching our program...
https://hughewilliams.com/2018/12/09/november-update-on-cs-in-schools/
CS in Schools is a not-for-profit initiative at RMIT University that’s focused on helping high school teachers develop their confidence and competence in teaching computer science. September wa...
https://hughewilliams.com/2018/10/22/cs-in-schools-september-update/
We are a charity that’s focused on helping high school teachers develop their confidence and competence in teaching computer science. It’s our second month out of stealth mode, and it’s bee...
https://hughewilliams.com/2018/09/02/computing-in-schools-august-update/
This is the first update on our plans to improve computing education in Australian high schools. We look forward to sharing an update every month. Summary We are focused on building and deliverin...
I suffered from Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) in 2009. I am now perfectly healthy, and I’m on a mission to raise money for the GBS/CIDP Foundation. I’m going to do what GBS stopped me doi...
https://hughewilliams.com/2015/02/11/guillain-barre-syndrome/
What makes a career successful over the long term? How do you sustain (or even increase) your professional impact, while also deriving meaning and enjoyment from your life? This was the question ...
https://hughewilliams.com/2014/12/10/its-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/
Thanks to Krishna Gade and Michael Lopp, I had an opportunity to speak at Pinterest’s new DiscoverPinterest tech talk series. I spoke for around 45 minutes, taking the audience on a tour of ...
https://hughewilliams.com/2014/11/11/a-whirlwind-tour-of-a-search-engine/
How do you know when you’ve improved the relevance of a search engine? There are many ways to understand this, for example running A/B tests on your website or doing qualitative studies in a ...
https://hughewilliams.com/2014/10/11/measuring-search-relevance/
The video of my recent conversation with Michael Chui from McKinsey as part of the UC Berkeley DataEdge conference is now online. Here it is: The discussion is around 30 minutes. I tell a few ...
https://hughewilliams.com/2014/09/26/fireside-chat-at-the-dataedge-conference/
Data compression is used to represent information in less space than its original representation. This post explains the basics of lossless compression, and hopefully helps you think about what h...
https://hughewilliams.com/2014/03/17/armchair-guide-to-data-compression/