Jeff Offutt

Learner. Teacher. Thinker. Inventor of ways to make better software. Views are my own.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

@ChongLiuCS @ualbany @SUNY We are glad you’re here!

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

@CabreraAngel Fascinating stats!
Sometimes I imagine what would happen if we spent all those billions on education instead of sports.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

@davidcshepherd Just think about what would happen if they used that money for education

[INSPIRED Lab @ GMU @INSPIREDLabGMU]

🚨Practical SE research alert!🚨

Do you use ChatGPT to help complete
software development tasks, like fixing bugs?

We want to understand why!

Help us by completing this 10–15 minute survey: https://t.co/AklNbIDd4U 

 IRBNet #: 2215589-1 
#ChatGPT #SoftwareDevelopment

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

My first programming teacher gave me my first, and maybe the best, programming advice. “Programmers learn the most by making mistakes. And at the rate you’re going, Jeff, you’re on track to becoming a great programmer.”

[ICST Conference @ICSTconf]

Are you doing a PhD in software testing, verification, and validation and looking for feedback or networking opportunities? Consider joining the ICST'25 Doctoral Symposium! 🧑‍🎓💭

🪑 Chaired by @tsigalko18 and @tanja_vos

👀 Info: https://t.co/0NaNLN4Eaw

#ICST25 @icstconference

[SoSyM Journal @sosym_journal]

It's time for something new💡! We are happy to announce a new submission category at #SoSyM: Tool Papers 🛠️
Articles can address any aspect of innovative software tools and systems. Find more details here: https://t.co/pStYsrtZcB
We're looking forward to your #tool articles!

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

I’m not sure which is worse: To believe something without evidence or to not believe something despite the evidence.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

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.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

@chronicle If your test questions can be answered by a robot, you need to ask more interesting questions

[CNSE at UAlbany @CNSE]

Congratulations to Abram Magner from the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering on receiving a Career Award grant from @NSF for his project, "CAREER: Theoretical Foundations for Learning Network Dynamics." 📚🔍 Link in bio
@nsfgov @ualbany

#ResearchExcellence

[Bookism @1Bookism]

Why cognitive overload happens?

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

Computer scientists: We built a digital fool who is constantly wrong and makes things up.
Marketing: Great! Let’s put it into all our products!
Software engineers: We call that beta testing.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

Young people want to be rich. Rich people want to be young.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

We can always do more. But can you do it better?

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

If it seems hard, that might be a sign it’s worth doing.

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

Releasing student’s pride at the end of the year

[CNSE at UAlbany @CNSE]

🎉🌟 What a SHOWCASE! 🌟🎉
We're thrilled to announce that the 2024 UAlbany showcase was a massive success! 👏 From the incredible research to the enthusiastic presentations, it was an unforgettable experience.✨ #SuccessStory #ualbanyengineering @ualbany #Ualbanyshowcase

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

So much fun!

[Havidán Rodríguez @HavidanUAlbany]

One of my favorite @UAlbany traditions is Food for Finals: Late Night BBQ during which the leadership team, faculty & staff served up a late-night meal to our students. We provided nourishment to several thousand students studying for finals. Thanks to all who made this happen!

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

A old saying: “if you want something done, ask a busy person.” People forget the rest of that sentence: “… until they break.”

[Jeff Offutt @JeffOffutt]

@PhDVoice @PostdocVoice Red: your program is about them.
Green: your program is about YOU