TDD Against the Clock

A couple of weeks ago I ran a “TDD Against the Clock” session. The format is simple: working in pairs…

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Pairing Patterns

Pair programming is hard. When most developers start pairing it feels unnatural. After a lifetime of coding alone, headphones on,…

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Is pairing for everybody?

Pair programming is a great way to share knowledge. But every developer is different, does pairing work for everyone? Pairing…

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Are integration tests worth the hassle?

Whether or not you write integration tests can be a religious argument: either you believe in them or you don’t.…

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Are comments always wrong?

A colleague asked me recently: Why aren’t developers writing comments any more? He’d been looking through some code his team…

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Why shouldn’t I test private methods?

Newcomers to TDD ask some interesting questions, here’s one I was asked recently: testing private methods is bad, but why? How…

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Who is a senior developer anyway?

What makes you a “senior developer”? Everyone and their dog calls themselves a senior developer these days. From fresh graduates…

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Choosing a Programming Language: Recruitment

How do you choose the right language to use for your next project? Use the right tool for the job?…

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Choosing a Programming Language

What programming language to use is probably the single biggest technical decision facing a project. That one decision, affects every…

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