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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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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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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 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.
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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
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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part 2
Martin Moene
02 February 2012 17:43:15 +00:00
Repeated information leads to poor quality software. Christoph Knabe continues to see how removing them has influenced language design.
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The Eternal Battle Against Redundancies, Part I
Martin Moene
05 December 2011 20:49:31 +00:00
The drive to remove redundancies is widely seen as a good thing. Christoph Knabe sees how it has influenced programming languages.
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Thread-Safe Access Guards
Martin Moene
03 August 2011 19:42:02 +01:00
Ensuring safe access to shared data can be cumbersome and error-prone. Bjørn Reese presents a technique to help.
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The Guy We’re All Working For
Martin Moene
05 June 2011 20:27:54 +01:00
Developers like to think they’re in control of their products. Sergey Ignatchenko reminds us who’s really in charge.
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The ACCU 2011 Crypto Challenge
Martin Moene
01 June 2011 20:45:52 +01:00
Ready for the biggest challenge yet? Richard Harris throws down the gauntlet.
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The Agile Spectrum
Martin Moene
04 April 2011 18:58:13 +01:00
Very few teams are truly Agile. Allan Kelly looks at the range of styles.
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The Agile 10 Steps Model
Martin Moene
02 February 2011 20:30:11 +00:00
Technical processes have tended to dominate agile thinking. Allan Kelly looks at the wider picture.