Blogs about Software |
Date |
Title |
Comment |
| 20 Dec 2006 |
New Blog Site |
We have a new blog site. http://blog.objectmentor.com |
| 20 Dec 2006 |
Java Dates |
The horrible state of Dates in the Java standard library. |
| 5 Dec 2006 |
Sketch Fighter |
If you own a Mac, you need to get this game. |
| 26 Oct 2006 |
Abstract Factory by Daniel T |
Another "story" about Abstract Factory. |
| 20 Oct 2006 |
The Hungarian Abhorrence Principle |
Denoting data type in variable names implies a design flaw. |
| 18 Oct 2006 |
Rubarian Notation |
Egad! I am tempted to denote type in my ruby variable names! |
| 18 Oct 2006 |
Craftsman 49 |
Abstract Factory |
| 15 Oct 2006 |
P2M2: Pair Programming Maturity Model |
Pairing is useful, but... |
| 29 Sep 2006 |
Craftsman Column |
All the "Crafstman" columns, including some that never made it to print. |
| 6 Sep 2006 |
Safe Computations |
Math in a computer is not the same as math on paper. |
| 5 Sep 2006 |
Convex Hull Timing |
More on the preformance of computational geometry." |
| 4 Sep 2006 |
Joel on Ruby |
Joel says: "No! Don't do it!" |
| 2 Sep 2006 |
The Yes and No Game |
A fun game to play with preschoolers, with a twist. |
| 1 Sep 2006 |
Untested Code is the Dark Matter of Software |
Another response to Cedric |
| 1 Sep 2006 |
The Danger of Mock Objects |
A response to Cedric |
| 31 Aug 2006 |
Making Messes in Ruby |
It's easy! |
| 30 Aug 2006 |
Refactoring Paralysis |
I wish I had a refactoring tool in Ruby! |
| 28 Aug 2006 |
Comparing the Speed of Java, C++, and Ruby |
A simple benchmark with some surprises |
| 26 Aug 2006 |
Stardust |
An astronomy lecture, and a best man's toast. |
| 25 Aug 2006 |
The Perverse Nature of Performance Tuning |
It never works exactly the way you think. |
| 18 Aug 2006 |
SRP in Ruby |
The Single Responsibility Principle in Ruby |
| 17 Aug 2006 |
Ruby Combinations |
An issue with making Ruby code clean. |
| 14 Aug 2006 |
Common Decency |
Washroom Etiquette |
| 13 Aug 2006 |
Rails |
I've just started reading the (beta) Agile Web Development in Railsß |
| 2 Aug 2006 |
Green Wrist Band |
Get your own! |
| 12 Jun 2006 |
Agile People Still Don't Get It |
Response to a rant by Cedrick. |
| 10 Jun 2006 |
Roman Numerals and Link Farmers |
Ever more security measures. |
| 10 Jun 2006 |
Taking Care |
An attitude of development. |
| 8 Jun 2006 |
Mac Book Pro Comic |
More on a sweet machine. |
| 20 May 2006 |
Mac Book Pro |
A sweet machine. |
| 8 Apr 2006 |
Wading through Code |
Get your hip-boots on. |
| 23 Mar 2006 |
New Java Enums are Cool |
I have found the new Java Enums to be more than just curiosities. |
| 20 Mar 2006 |
Architecture is a secondary effect. |
Architecture is important to keeping a system flexible, changeable, malleable. But it's a secondary effect. |
| 15 Feb 2006 |
Clean Code: Args. |
An article about professionalism, craftsmanship, and refactoring. |
| 19 Jan 2006 |
The Prime Directive of Agile Development. |
At the heart of the Agile movement there is a central theme: 'Never Be Blocked' |
| 7 Jan 2006 |
Agile means you never have so meet your deadlines. |
A common myth |
| 30 Dec 2005 |
On Documentation |
Documenation is not evil, and is not anathema to Agile. |
| 1 Dec 2005 |
John Vlissides |
Obituary |
| 17 Nov 2005 |
MSTDD |
Microsoft's notion of TDD. |
| 8 Nov 2005 |
Bounded Wildcards |
More on the wonderfully twisted subtype relationships of generics. |
| 5 Nov 2005 |
Is a list of circles a list of shapes? |
Of the wonderfully twisted subtype relationships of lists. |
| 26 Oct 2005 |
Does Visual Studio Rot the Mind? |
A truly wonderful article (talk) by Charles Petzold |
| 25 Oct 2005 |
Extract Class |
A pleasant combination of refactorings using IntelliJ? (and Eclipse?) |
| 19 Oct 2005 |
Analysis vs. Design |
The difference between "what" and "how". |
| 10 Oct 2005 |
Frackin' Variable Naming Contest |
Please help me figure out what the name of this variable should be. |
| 7 Oct 2005 |
The Bastard Child |
Are unit tests the bastard child? How well do we treat them? |
| 6 Oct 2005 |
The Three Rules of TDD |
Test Driven Development is driven by three simple rules. |
| 5 Oct 2005 |
The Sensitivity Problem |
Software is very sensitive to error. Others have solved this problem. |
| 5 Sep 2005 |
Palm Life Drive Premature? |
Elegant, cute, not ready for prime time. |
| 30 Aug 2005 |
Pronouncing Binary |
How to pronounce binary numbers. |
| 27 Aug 2005 |
World Weary XPers |
Purity, Stridence, or just being Right? |
| 27 Aug 2005 |
Joel on XP (Again) |
Oh, Joel! |
| 25 July 2005 |
The Agile Test |
A set of questions I asked during my Agile 2005 Keynote. |
| 24 Jun 2005 |
The Prime Factors Kata |
Another Kata exploring a simple algorithm with rich implications. |
| 23 Jun 2005 |
The Bowling Game Kata |
A complete Kata worked out in tiny little steps. |
| 20 Jun 2005 |
The Coding Dojo |
A programming metaphor from the domain of martial arts. |
| 11 May 2005 |
Principles of OOD |
Eleven principles of object oriented design. |
| 10 May 2005 |
Empirical vs. Analytical Analysis |
A simple example showing the interplay between empirical and analytical analysis |
| 30 Apr 2005 |
Visitor vs. instanceof |
When should you use Visitor, Acyclic Visitor, and instanceof |
| 26 Mar 2005 |
Conformance To Plan |
Why is conformance to plan such a big deal? Especially since we almost never do. |
| 18 Mar 2005 |
Joel and Eckel On XP |
How can two such credible people come away with two such different views? |
| 13 Mar 2005 |
Brain Surgery Guides |
A Metaphor for Acceptance Tests. |
| 3 Mar 2005 |
Just 10 Minutes without a Test |
I lapsed for ten minutes. I paid the price. |
| 24 Feb 2005 |
Vehement Mediocrity |
Why do junior developers always argue that quality takes time? |
| 21 Feb 2005 |
The Next Big Thing |
The next big thing that will capture the industry's attention |
| 7 Feb 2005 |
Incremental Architecture |
Making long term sweeping architecture changes incremenally |
| 8 Jan 2005 |
Stable Dependencies Fixture |
Yet another fixture to complement the JDepend suite of FitNesse? fixtures. |
| 5 Jan 2005 |
Module Metrics Fixture |
A new fixture to complement the Module Dependencies Fixture in my previous blog |
| 23 Dec 2--4 |
The JDepend Fixture |
Merry Christmas Everyone. Here's a free gift for you all. |
| 7 Dec 2004 |
Outlook. Ugh. |
Who ARE these people? |
| 22 Nov 2004 |
Home Computer of the Future |
Is this a fraud? |
| 9 Nov 2004 |
Singleton vs. Just Create One |
The case against rampant use of the Singleton pattern |
| 23 Sep 2004 |
The Web: Welcome to the 70's |
Feeling sorry for myself. |
| 31 Aug 2004 |
A Wonderful Race Condition |
A cool discussion about an obscure technical detail. |
| 31 Aug 2004 |
Speed Kills |
Another Tortoise and Hare rant. |
| 21 Aug 2004 |
Skepticism Leads to Understanding |
A rant about something or other. |
| 5 Aug 2004 |
I use Visitor all the time |
A defense of the poor Visitor pattern. |
