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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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Writing a Technical Book
Martin Moene
06 May 2015 16:49:59 +01:00
Adam Tornhill discusses motivation, publishing and how to stay focused without ruining your life.
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Non-Superfluous People: UX Specialists
Martin Moene
06 April 2015 18:35:49 +01:00
User experience specialists are sometimes regarded as superfluous people. Sergey Ignatchenko demonstrates why they can be vital.
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What Do People Do All Day?
Martin Moene
06 March 2015 21:03:22 +00:00
Thaddaeus Frogley shares his day to day activities as a games programmer.
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Standards Report
Martin Moene
04 January 2015 21:39:25 +00:00
Mark Radford brings the latest news from C++ Standardisation.
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Playing By The Rules
Martin Moene
09 November 2014 15:27:08 +00:00
Pete Goodliffe makes up his own rules.
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Taming the Inbox
Martin Moene
08 November 2014 15:31:33 +00:00
Chris Oldwood shares his tactics for keeping on top of the mail.
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Standards Report
Martin Moene
01 November 2014 15:33:36 +00:00
Mark Radford brings the latest news from C++ Standardisation.
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A Scheduling Technique for Small Software Projects and Teams
Martin Moene
03 October 2014 22:05:58 +01:00
Despite myriad scheduling tools, projects still overrun. Bob Schmidt presents some tips for accurate scheduling.
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Feeding Back
Martin Moene
01 October 2014 22:25:06 +01:00
Feedback can be positive and negative. Kevlin Henney contemplates how to make feedback useful.
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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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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.
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Branching Strategies
Martin Moene
05 June 2014 07:11:00 +01:00
Branching can either be embraced or avoided. Chris Oldwood documents the pros and cons of three main branching strategies.
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Object-Environment Collision Detection using Onion BSPs
Martin Moene
02 December 2013 19:16:11 +00:00
Previously we considered 3D navigation. Stuart Golodetz demonstrates how to detect collisions using onion binary space partitioning.
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Lies, Damn Lies and Estimates
Martin Moene
06 October 2013 20:08:23 +01:00
Predicting how long something will take is hard. Seb Rose takes us on a brief tour through the swamp that is estimation.
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YAGNI-C as a Practical Application of YAGNI
Martin Moene
05 October 2013 20:36:01 +01:00
YAGNI can seem vague. Sergey Ignatchenko offers a more precise definition.
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Has the Singleton Not Suffered Enough
Martin Moene
04 October 2013 22:46:58 +01:00
Singletons are much maligned. Omar Bashir considers why.
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C++ Range and Elevation
Martin Moene
02 October 2013 22:38:59 +01:00
C++ provides many features for higher-level programming, but lacks some common ones present in other languages.
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The Uncertainty Principle
Martin Moene
01 June 2013 17:37:32 +01:00
Not being sure of something is usually thought of as a problem. Kevlin Henney argues to the contrary.