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Testing Propositions
Martin Moene
02 August 2016 22:17:25 +01:00
Is testing propositions more important than having examples as exemplars? Russel Winder considers this hypothesis.
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Testing Private
Martin Moene
07 July 2016 20:49:56 +01:00
Paul Grenyer shows that testing doesn’t need public access.
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The Codealow
Martin Moene
06 July 2016 20:51:56 +01:00
Pete Goodliffe presents a new software soliloquy.
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The Tao of Scratch
Martin Moene
09 April 2016 21:27:05 +01:00
Scratch is an environment designed to help young people learn to code. Patrick Martin walks us through it.
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Template Programming Compile Time Combinations & Sieves
Martin Moene
04 February 2016 18:50:45 +00:00
Functional style frequently uses sequences. Nick Weatherhead applies these ideas to combinations in C++.
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Type Mosaicing with Consultables and Delegates
Martin Moene
05 December 2015 09:40:18 +00:00
If several classes need to work together lots of boilerplate code is often needed. Nicolas Bouillot introduces type mosaicing to avoid this.
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The Universality and Expressiveness of std::accumulate
Martin Moene
04 December 2015 09:43:44 +00:00
Folding is a highly generic operation available through std::accumulate. Paul Keir goes beyond reduction, with the help of C++14’s polymorphic lambdas.
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The Cat’s Meow
Martin Moene
08 September 2015 07:06:20 +01:00
Gail Ollis reports from the App-a-thon World Record attempt.
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Two Daemons
Martin Moene
04 August 2015 13:13:36 +01:00
Most people have come across C++11’s forwarding references. Dietmar Kühl explains what && really means.
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Template Programming Compile Time String Functions
Martin Moene
02 August 2015 14:10:23 +01:00
Practising old exercises in new ways can keep you sharp. Nick Weatherhead demonstrates some well-known code katas using C++ compile time tricks.
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Terse Exception Messages
Martin Moene
03 June 2015 10:30:02 +01:00
Log files often contain ‘error’ information. Chris Oldwood suggests they rarely contain anything that could be considered helpful.
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The Developer’s Sandbox
Martin Moene
07 March 2015 21:01:26 +00:00
Chris Oldwood wants to be in control.
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Testing Drives the Need for Flexible Configuration
Martin Moene
01 December 2014 19:28:31 +00:00
Inflexible configuration will cause problems. Chris Oldwood demonstrates how to support multiple configurations flexibly.
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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.
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The Code Is Not the Most Important Thing
Martin Moene
03 June 2014 18:48:21 +01:00
Choose the right sort of problem, focus on strategies for solving it, and the code will come easily. Seb Rose teaches kids to code.
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TCP/IP Explained. A Bit
Martin Moene
05 June 2013 18:16:05 +01:00
Nowadays most programmers rely on network connectivity, often without really understanding the details. Sergey Ignatchenko compares and contrasts the two main protocols.
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The Signs of Trouble: On Patterns, Humbleness and Lisp
Martin Moene
04 February 2013 21:11:22 +00:00
Patterns can be a controversial topic. Adam Petersen considers their cognitive and social value.
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The Open–Closed Principle (OCP)
Martin Moene
03 February 2013 21:17:06 +00:00
Changing requirements and environments can require cascading changes through software. Nan Wang demonstrates how the Open-Closed principle can minimise changes.
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Tail Call Optimisation in C++
Martin Moene
04 June 2012 18:26:55 +01:00
Stack based languages can be very powerful, but often can’t deal with arbitrary recursion. Andy Balaam finds a way around this limitation.
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The Virtual Interview
Martin Moene
16 May 2012 21:42:00 +01:00
John Max Skaller was interviewed by Sean A. Corfield