Thomas Neumann

During automated testing we stumbled upon a problem that boiled down to transitive comparisons: If a=b, and a=c, when we assumed that b=c. Unfortunately that is not always the case, at least not in all systems. Consider the following SQL query: select a =... See more

Hashtags originated as a way to sort topics on social media. Over the years, they became more ubiquitous — punctuating posts with humor, irony, emphasis or any number of emotional flavors. Occasionally, they become viral catchphrases that thread online co... See more

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Don’t look now, but the Memphis Tigers have an inside track to the College Football Playoff. A week after stunning SEC foe Arkansas, the Tigers avoided a trap game on national television against scrappy Florida Atlantic, beating the Owl... See more

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Don’t look now, but the Memphis Tigers have an inside track to the College Football Playoff. A week after stunning SEC foe Arkansas, the Tigers avoided a trap game on national television against scrappy Florida Atlantic, beating the Owl... See more

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Championships aren’t won in September. But make no mistake, the Miami Hurricanes look like a team capable of blazing through the College Football Playoff — perhaps all the way to the title. Indeed, the No. 4 Hurricanes provided more ... See more