Reality Loop

December 29, 2009
Java vs. Net: Web Frameworks

Quantity is the real difference: Humorous episodes following from this: Trolling with Java Web Frameworks. I don't think you can count someone even as a semi-decent java dev until he wrote his very own web framework at least once in his l...
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December 28, 2009
Code Monkeys do exist: I knew it!

Ever felt like a Code Monkey? Then Primate Programming Inc might be the company for you... "Humans and higher primates share approximately 97% of their DNA in common. Recent research in primate programming suggests computing is a task that...
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December 24, 2009
Definition of Behavior Driven Development

I updated the entry for Behavior Driven Development on Wikipedia. On the Agile Testing, Specifications and BDD exchange Dan North gave an updated definition of BDD in his talk: BDD is a second-generation, outside-in, pull- based, multiple-st...
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December 23, 2009
Maven gets partially absorbed by modern JVM languages …

Maven has a lot of interesting and useful ideas, but its usage is often over-complicated and several concepts are too much entangled. (examples: 1, 2, 3) The foremost feature of Maven that comes to mind is probably dependency management. Maven pr...
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December 21, 2009
Challenging Requirements Video

Definitely the most entertaining presentation (closely followed by Dan North's) at the Agile Testing, Specifications and BDD exchange was Gojko Adzic's "Challenging Requirements". You can watch a video of his presentation on his blog. I ca...
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