Nevertheless, I coded…
I wanted to quit writing software for good. Nevertheless, I coded. And I still do. I've been a software developer for 3 years then. And…
What is the purpose of this code?
There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. - Phil Karlton We name and name and name. We name…
Who do you write the code for?
You can probably come up with a bunch of answers: the computer, the client, the cloud, the company... But first and foremost you write code…
If you were hit by a bus tomorrow would your project be dead in the water?
If you were hit by a bus tomorrow... If you were hit by a bus tomorrow (knock on wood) would your project get stuck? I…
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Estimates & different points of view. Business vs developers
I made an estimate... I took part in many projects, but there is one I particularly remember... As soon as I joined the team technical…
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Inking and thinking in software development
It's not the ink—it's the think “It's not the ink—it's the think,” wrote Robert Mankoff (New Yorker cartoon editor), answering to the question how to get ideas…
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Join The Potato Coding Adventure!
New Project: Potato Coding Adventure I've started a new project this week. I wrote about it here. My friend (we call her The Potato) and…
First hut on the trail: Basics of Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Object Oriented Programming In Java, you can write code that represents real objects. It's called OOP = Object Oriented Programming. If the programming is object…
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Jump Start into Java Learning Path
Last Sunday I've talked to a friend. She just recently picked up Java. We're about to start a learning experiment: she is going to learn how…
Second step: let’s take a look at Java Project
You have the code. What now? I know it may be overwhelming. You did a couple of steps and you may not be sure why.…
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