LINKBLOG for December 3, 2008
Dec 3rd, 2008 by AZuidhof
JavaScript is Code Too: Test It! - Fredrik Kalseth
The Private Life of a Public API - Jeff Moser
*** Who’s the worst programmer on your team? How can you tell? - Esther Schindler
‘ I asked you to identify your criteria, it’s unlikely that “metrics” would play any part in that judgment ‘ Esther and I agree 100% on this one - see my comments on metrics below that I wrote before reading this post btw. Read the wonderful descriptions developers gave to judge the quality of their peers. And learn. And stop using those pesky metrics.Do Not Litter Your Code With Null Checks - Davy Brion
‘ Had the original exception not been caught and replaced with a faulty return value, then we would’ve gotten a valuable exception object with an informative stacktrace ‘Irreducable Functions of Program Controls - Glen Alleman
Getting Real About Agile Design - Cennydd Bowles
‘ The economic difficulties of the past months have finally put waterfall out of its misery; now more than ever, long requirements phases and vaporous up-front documentation aren’t acceptable ‘
An interesting twist here in the article, connecting the recent economic downturn with waterfall development and long requirements documentsPaint me into a corner - Sterling Camden
‘I know that Microsoft Paint is one of the least intelligent graphics programs available. My children like to use it sometimes, precisely because it is simple ‘
So ti was very amusing to read Sterling’s story about his son making the toolbox somehow disappear. Had the same scenario lately, so there was much regocnition here
Agile Governance: Oil and Water? - AccuRev blog
‘ When I first sat down to write about agile governance, my mixed metaphor and oxymoron meter started redlining ‘How Fast Does Your Developer Go? Measuring Productivity Metrics With Programeter - Bas de Baar
Tool that tries to measure developer productivity. While the interview seems nice, if you see the metrics mentioned, I cannot help but get the feeling that once developers themselves know that they are being measured, and on which metrics, they can and will game them. I seriously doubt if one should try to measure by metrics. There are IMHO lots of other ways to more see how your developeris productive and a good contribution to the teamHow I’ve put my wife into SVN - Adrian Aisemberg
‘ I’m a software-developer. I love my wife very much. I get crazy when she doesn’t backup her files ‘Learning by Answering - Mohammad Azam
Hosted Team Foundation Server - Grant Holliday
jQuery and ASP.NET Article Part 2 Posted - Rick Strahl
Cloud Storage Heating Up - Scott Watermasysk
‘ What happens with three very successful companies all start competing in the same web space? ‘ronPython and Linq to XML Part 4: Generating XML - Harry Pierson
Addicted To MEF - Part 2 - Justin Etheredge
A Taste of Magic: The First Apps We Show New Users - Marshall Kirkpatrick
‘ What do you show other people to demonstrate how powerful, and yet easy to use, this new world of technology really is? ‘Everything you always wanted to know about Google… - Ouriel Ohayon
‘ …But were afraid to ask. This is the title of this very interesting 34-slide presentation on Google ‘
Little simple task management tool*** The Wisdom Of Insecurity - Max Pool
Great thought! ‘ One of the greatest gifts my experiences have given me is the gift - insecurity. I have learned not to assume a refactor will be easy. I have learned not to optimistically estimate ‘
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