I don't remember exactly where or who, but writing re-usable code was impressed upon me as an important thing I now completely disagree with that. > Do not write reusable code. One of the worst things you can do when writing code is to make it "…
Encapsulation - it's a huge part of what allows us to be highly effective developers. It's what MicroObjects is about. Encapsulation is the highest thing to strive for when striving to write good code. If we encapsulate our data so effectively that we can never just access…
I'm working on ways I can share the practices and mindset that allows me to create MicroObjects. One of the suggestions I've gotten from a co-worker, John [https://twitter.com/jeboal], was to create as simple of a project as possible and show my steps…
I got Java By Comparison [https://java.by-comparison.com] from Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Java-Comparison-Become-Craftsman-Examples/dp/1680502875/] a while ago. I wasn't impressed with what my initial page flipping showed me. I skimmed it and largely evaluated based on name and example…
Some friends and I play D&D through Fantasy Grounds. It's a great app, we have a lot of fun playing through it. While we start getting used to it; there's been interest in being able to make custom things. From a couple friends who&…
NOTE: I'm hoping this serves as my reference point for answering questions about my thoughts on NoEstimates. I'll probably expand it over time as I get more data. * 2018-07-05 - Initial Writing * 2018-07-09.A - Clarifying the lack fo seeing arguments. * 2018-07-09.…
The HackerNews Reader app is a project I'm using to practice and beat new concepts into my head. It's not quite proof of concept level - because I understand the concepts; it's a playground of sorts. Originally it was a place to practice TDD and…
NOTE: This was written about a year before posting. Churning I've been putting off working on the UWP app for a while. Part of it is routine change due to summer. The larger part is that I don't really know UI Widgets in UWP well (or…