The present article is a plea for the value and obvious relevance of reading in formation every generation students teachers. Reading brings us knowledge it usually comes as pleasant surprise. It helps guides our quest knowledge, especially when we break open different kinds texts – scientific, philosophical, literary, historical, to name few. Are there any lessons be learned? Can really find r...

In politics as in history, masters accomplish great things, but often, lowly beings such as servants perform those tasks. At times, they subvert them. In science, servant-beings are frequently described as demons and angels. Who are these effective agents? This essay traces parts of the large historical network of persons and places in which ‘little helpers’ service their master’s will. It look...

This paper describes my experience with teaching courses on software modeling and design to undergraduate and graduate (Masters and PhD) students, in addition to in-depth short courses to industry. The undergraduate course is an introductory software engineering course, which includes lectures on software modeling and design. The Masters course is a detailed course on software modeling and desi...

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