Something I’ve seen a lot over the years is a tendency to locally maximize when it comes to automating processes. We’re software developers, and thus automation is what we do. But not all automation is created equally, and some of it can be fairly obtuse and misguided if we aren’t careful. And the worst part…
I don’t want to go into a ton of detail on this just yet, but in broad terms, my next Pluralsight course covers the subject of static analysis. I get the sense that most people’s reaction to static analysis lies somewhere between “what’s that?” and “oh yeah, we use FX Cop sometimes.” To be sure,…
The title of this post has become my answer to a surprising number of things lately and something of an unsatisfying conversation ender. For instance, I was having dinner with some friends the other night, and one of them mentioned a bizarre ‘pattern’ in the code he was working one where people would have a…
It’s been a pretty busy week for me, which is why I haven’t posted in over a week. I’m in the midst of my next Pluralsight course, and I spent the last week getting ready for closing, then actually closing, on a house. On top of that, the Expert Beginner e-book is now available! Here…
In this series so far, I’ve introduced the concept of unit testing, talked about how to avoid early failures and frustrations, and then dived more in depth into the subject. But now that you’re familiar with the topic and reasonably well versed in it (particularly if you’ve been practicing over the course of this series),…
