If statements in code, need I say more. I know most of you out there get it (and yes, if statements are not the only way to branch code, but they are the worst offender IMHO). I just seem to be lucky enough to continue to find code riddled with if statements. Why don’t these [...]
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Mar 192009
I’ve been reviewing a lot of blog sites lately reguarding testing and unit test practices. One I ran across this morning entitled “Extract and Override refactoring techinque” caught my eye on Taswar Bhatti’s Blog. Don’t get me wrong here, I tried to read this objectively and understand where he was coming from; however, I am [...]
Mar 182009
This is the one, the only, the quintessential rule to programming. AKA, the KISS method (Keep It Simple Stupid) is, to me, words to live by. From the implementation of a simple class to the design of a complex application you constantly have to keep this in the forefront of your mind. Far too often I [...]