TDD or POUT

published 4 months, 14 days ago, submitted by powerrush 4 months, 14 days ago

theruntime.com — Because Unit Testing is the plain-Jane progenitor of Test Driven Development, it's kind of unfair that it doesn't have an acronym of its own. After all, it's hard to get programmer types to pay attention if they don't have some obscure jargon to bandy about. UT is too awkward, besides being a state abbreviation in the U.S., so for this post (and, if it catches on, future posts as well) I'll borrow from the telco folks and call unit testing Plain Old Unit Testing. read more...

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TDD Proven Effective! Or is it?

published 5 months, 4 days ago, submitted by powerrush 5 months, 11 days ago

scruffylookingcatherder.com — So when Phil Haack announced that Research Supports the Effectiveness of TDD I was more than a little interested in seeing what the linked report actually contained. read more...

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Bug Driven Development

published 9 months, 11 days ago, submitted by jongalloway 9 months, 11 days ago

haacked.com — Phil Haack says that if you don't pick a better methodology, you'll slip into Bug Driven Development. read more...

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Open source .NET libraries you should be already using

plentyofcode.com — As we know, there are many good, enterprise level, open source libraries, frameworks and projects implemented in Java. Most of them are being ported into different platforms like .NET and PHP, so developers are migrating to the these platforms with their familiar tools. For example, i have been using Ant, JUnit, Log4J, iText and many mores when i was developing in Java, but now i am still using Log4Net and Nunit in my current read more...

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19 Eponymous Laws Of Software Development

published 11 months, 18 days ago, submitted by gavinjoyce 11 months, 19 days ago

haacked.com — My favourite - Hofstadter’s Law: "A task always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law." read more...

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SubSonic DOH Moments - CreatedBy and ModifiedBy

scribesonic.com — In this first post in a series of posts called SubSonic DOH! Moments I cover a few handy tips I've stumbled across along the way - essentialy mistakes I've made and lessons learned. read more...

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I CAN HAS A .NET COMPILR?

sorn.net — A programming language with compilers for many platforms including .NET, based on the captions featured in the popular LOLCat images found in the Internet. read more...

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The Most Useful .NET Utility Classes Developers Tend To Reinvent Rathe

haacked.com — Useful framework tips on paths from Phil Haack. read more...

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