Death of a Fax Machine
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Don’t Unit Test? Start Counting Your “Oh Shits!”
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I have heard every excuse of why not to unit test. The most common excuse is “it takes too much of my time”. I can sympathize, but I give you one simple challenge - start counting your “Oh Shit” moments.
There are many moments you can start counting.
Oh Shit I …
didn’t code that right […]
The 7 Software “-ilities” You Need To Know
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In the world of software architecture there are many “-ilities” you must take into consideration with every project. Prioritizing them is necessary because the client will optimistically ask that you do all of them. To help you out, here is a quick list outlining my top 7 default “-ilities” in the order that I […]
Guest Post On Problogger - Go Check It Out!
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If you are a blogging developer, you might be interested in reading Problogger today as Darren Rowse featured a guest post of mine - Use Feedburner Statistics to Interpret Reader Habits.
Who would have guessed that a software geek would try to find trends and patterns in blog analytics…
The Guide To Winning An Office Battle Against Triple H
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Imagine this - the wrestler Triple H comes out of nowhere and slams you up against the wall. He is yelling something about you and his girlfriend.
Now [having thoroughly pissed yourself] you have to get yourself out of this situation. What personality traits would you need to survive this situation? Strength? Intelligence? […]
Book Review: Expert Spring MVC and Web Flow
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Last winter, I decided to update my Java web skills from Struts to Spring. I enlisted in a workshop that was using the book Expert Spring MVC and Web Flow as it’s textbook.
Having context of Spring (and IoC/DI in general), Ruby on Rails MVC, and .NET web development; as I looked through […]



