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Failure is an option
Martin Moene
05 October 2015 22:12:24 +01:00
Motivational speeches and aphorisms are clichés. Frances Buontempo wonders if they sometimes do more harm than good.
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Semi-automatic Weapons
Martin Moene
06 August 2015 13:08:30 +01:00
Automating work can save time and avoid mistakes. But Frances Buontempo doesn’t think you should script everything.
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Editorial: A little more conversation, a little less action
Martin Moene
07 June 2015 10:21:41 +01:00
A tension exists between talking and doing. Frances Buontempo wonders which matters more.
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Editorial: Where was I?
Martin Moene
07 April 2015 18:09:47 +01:00
Space and time are relative. Frances Buontempo wonders whether this will wash as an excuse for another lack of editorial.
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Editorial: FUD – Fear, uncertainty and doubt
Martin Moene
08 February 2015 18:30:38 +00:00
Sometimes programming is neither an engineering discipline nor a science. Frances Buontempo considers when it slips into the numinous realm.
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Editorial: Finding your muse
Martin Moene
04 December 2014 19:00:25 +00:00
Lack of ideas and confidence can freeze an author. Frances Buontempo considers how to warm up.
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Editorial: Peer Reviewed
Martin Moene
08 October 2014 21:32:05 +01:00
Nobody gets it right first time. Frances Buontempo considers the importance of the review team.
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Editorial: Shop ’til you Drop
Martin Moene
06 August 2014 15:52:11 +01:00
Deciding which tools to acquire can be a difficult decision. Frances Buontempo muses on a failed shopping trip.
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Does Test-Driven Development Harm Clarity?
Martin Moene
05 August 2014 16:05:50 +01:00
Is clarity the key thing to aim for when writing software? Andy Balaam considers if TDD harms clarity and if this matters.
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Musings on Python – by a C++ Developer
Martin Moene
04 August 2014 16:10:10 +01:00
Python and C++ are very different languages. Sergey Ignatchenko walks through things in Python that can confuse a C++ programmer.
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Activatable Object
Martin Moene
03 August 2014 19:30:42 +01:00
Using locks will slow down threaded code. Len Holgate demonstrates how an Activatable Object can reduce the time spent blocked.
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KISSing SOLID Goodbye
Martin Moene
02 August 2014 19:38:51 +01:00
Can you remember what SOLID stands for? Chris Oldwood distills it down to two easy to remember principles.
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TDD Discussions and Disagreements
Martin Moene
01 August 2014 19:47:09 +01:00
Recently people have been arguing about the benefits and pitfalls if TDD. Seb Rose summarises the differing standpoints and presents his own.