Software Development
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Readable code is code that looks like the problem statement
Background In a recent blog post I showed how you could use Java’s labels as a way to clarify the…
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In today’s post-OO world, is dependency injection still relevant?
It’s 2015. Most of the new popular languages are more or less functional. The old ones, like Java, gain functional…
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Thoughts about TDD and how to use it for untested legacy code
Prologue My personal experiences with TDD mostly match with the others on the internet, in short, TDD is good. It…
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Resolve coreference using Stanford CoreNLP
Coreference resolution is the task of finding all expressions that refer to the same entity in a text. Stanford CoreNLP…
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Using Go to build a REST service on top of mongoDB
I’ve been following go (go-lang) for a while now and finally had some time to experiment with it a bit…
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Tips for Effective Session Submissions at Technology Conferences
Several of us go through the process of submitting talks at a technology conference. This requires thinking of a topic that…
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A Vision of the Future of the Software Developer’s Platform
How will the developer’s platform change over the next three years? Will you still be using desktop-based development tools? Cloud-based software development…
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What I’ve Learned After 15 Years as a Java Group Leader
After founding the Philadelphia Area Java Users’ Group in 2000 and leading it for 15 years, I’ve decided to resign my…
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TDD Against the Clock
A couple of weeks ago I ran a “TDD Against the Clock” session. The format is simple: working in pairs…
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