January 2008
10 posts
Testing Dichotomies and TDD (Kent Beck) →
“None of these dichotomies â unit vs. functional tests, white- vs. black-box test, tester vs. coder, and testing vs. design â apply comfortably to TDD”.
Testing: One expectation per test (Jay Fields) →
A nice example of breaking up an interaction-based test into multiple tests to better express intent and improve maintainability.
Learning from Lean (Kent Beck) →
“Questioning why the code I am writing today is good or valuable helps me focus my development and avoid wasted effort”. “If software development is lean manufacturing, software development should aim to produce decisions at the same rate as it consumes them. If software development is lean product development, software development should strive to retain and disseminate...
Girl, 7, crushed unconscious on overcrowded train... →
I resign →
An excellent rant against NXEC. It seems I’m not the only one who’s noticed a drop in the level of service and punctuality.
First we Quit our Jobs… →
Amused to see that the Disgruntled Commuter (blogger) has quit her job to become a writer and teleworker. Good luck to her!
“The MBA attitude is best summarized in this statement, “I demand all of your...”
– From Zed Shaw’s Rails is a Ghetto rant.
Halley Relief →
Some nice pictures of the relief of Halley Antarctic Research Station including some of the new podules being unloaded off the extra cargo ship - Amderma.
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