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Software Development
A canonical XML test
I recently did a few days of TDD training for a client. They asked me to help them test and…
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Software Development
How to write better code
My previous blog post took off on Twitter. It pointed out a problem: Insisting on the obligation to follow certain…
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Software Development
Forget about Clean Code, let’s embrace Compassionate Code
When your heroes start acting weird, you reexamine their influence on your life. I’ve long been learning, demonstrating and teaching…
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Core Java
A wicked Java trick to make the JVM forget to check exceptions
I’ve long time been a critic of the mechanism of compiler checked exceptions in Java. Whether you love them or…
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DevOps
Deliver early without sleepless nights
Trailblazing the first delivery of a software system requires courage and conviction, especially on projects that replace existing business critical…
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Software Development
Planning software development with a time machine
I have an amazing time machine that lets me think better about projects. This is part 3 in a series…
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Software Development
Replanning your project with a time machine
I have an amazing time machine that lets me think better about projects. This is part 1 in a series…
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Software Development
The reuse dilemma
The first commandment that any young programmer learns is “Thou Shall Not Duplicate”. Thus instructed, whenever we see something that…
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Core Java
Dead simple configuration
Whole frameworks have been written with the purpose of handling the configuration of your application. I prefer a simpler way.…
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