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Integrating Testers Into An Agile Team
Martin Moene
04 August 2011 19:34:11 +01:00
Agile has usually concentrated on how to organise developers. Allan Kelly shows how testers fit in.
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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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An Introduction to Test Driven Development
Martin Moene
02 August 2011 19:44:51 +01:00
TDD is too often thought to be all about Unit Tests. Paul Grenyer works through an example to show the bigger picture.
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Why [Insert Algorithm Here] Won’t Cure Your Calculus Blues
Martin Moene
01 August 2011 19:51:11 +01:00
We now know that floating point arithmetic is the best we can do. Richard Harris goes back to school ready to show how to use it.
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Some Objects Are More Equal Than Others
Martin Moene
06 June 2011 20:23:42 +01:00
Comparing objects is a fundamental operation. Steve Love and Roger Orr consider different language approaches.
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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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Exception Specifications in C++ 2011
Martin Moene
04 June 2011 20:34:21 +01:00
The new standard is almost finished. Dietmar Kühl looks at the new exception features.
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Why Interval Arithmetic Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
03 June 2011 20:37:04 +01:00
We’ve looked at several approaches to numeric computing. Richard Harris has a final attempt to find an accurate solution.
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Systems Thinking Software Development
Martin Moene
02 June 2011 20:39:31 +01:00
Many processes cause more problems than they solve. Tom Sedge shows how to tailor your own.
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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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Benefits of Well Known Interfaces in Closed Source Code
Martin Moene
06 April 2011 18:32:28 +01:00
Designing a good API is a significant challenge. Arun Saha suggests taking inspiration from outside.
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Why Computer Algebra Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
05 April 2011 18:54:54 +01:00
Numerical computing is proving quite a challenge. Richard Harris sees if a computer can do mathematics.
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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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On CMM, Formalism and Creativity
Martin Moene
03 April 2011 19:10:54 +01:00
No Bugs requires us to improve software quality. Sergey Ignatchenko considers some of the potential problems.
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Refactoring and Software Complexity Variability
Martin Moene
02 April 2011 19:21:08 +01:00
Most code bases could have their complexity improved. Alex Yakyma presents a model that suggests how to do this.
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Despair Programming
Martin Moene
01 April 2011 19:59:10 +01:00
Managing relationships is vital to a successful project. Teedy Deigh looks back on a lifetime’s experience.
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Queue with Position Reservation
Martin Moene
05 February 2011 20:17:47 +00:00
Multiple threads can make processing a message queue faster. Eugene Surman needs the right data structure.
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Why Rationals Won’t Cure Your Floating Point Blues
Martin Moene
04 February 2011 20:24:34 +00:00
Numerical computing is still proving hard to do accurately. Richard Harris considers another number representation.
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Overused Code Reuse
Martin Moene
03 February 2011 20:26:49 +00:00
It’s tempting to use someone else’s code rather than write it yourself. Sergey Ignatchenko reports that ‘No Bugs’ Bunny recommends caution.
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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.