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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Email Testing Mode
One of the most challenging aspects of implementing a real system which connects to the email system is being able to test sufficiently. There is a simple trick which can be immensely helpful: email testing mode.
Trasparency Advantage
This is an example of some open source software that I had difficulty using and how to improve it. A common principle is that of transparency: when something goes wrong, don’t hide it. Don’t cover it up. Don’t attempt to … Continue reading
#31 Factor Expensive Expressions out of Loops
If you are are calling a method on an object, it is not always clear whether it is an expensive operation (takes a long time, lots of CPU power) or an inexpensive operation. If you have a loop, and you … Continue reading
Proper Module Initialization
Given a module that is designed to be re-used across many applications, what is the correct way to initialize it, and why?
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Is the UI Team Broken?
How can you tell if your User Interface (UI) team is broken? There are some indicators if the programmers implementing the UI are approaching things in a way that is likely to give you a good UI as a result. This is a … Continue reading
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Keep JavaDoc with Java source
This should be obvious, but the advantage of documenting your API directly in the Java source file using a mechanism known as “JavaDoc” is that it is far easier to keep the documentation and the source in sync. If … Continue reading
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