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Thought Provokers From Python’s Guido Van Rossum and Clojure’s Rich Hickey

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Karl

At Strange Loop 2011 Clojure’s Rich Hickey gave a presentation (video) on programming and simplicity that rankled some feathers and triggered a heated discussion at reddit. Duncan McGreggor, decided to contact Python’s Guido Van Rossum to interview him about his … Continue reading →

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The Transformation Priority Premise: on coding

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Karl

One of the highlights of Bob Martin’s recent TDD class at Comcast was watching him use tests and a set of transformation patterns to evolve and transform code to eventually achieve its aims. By using a set of refactorings he … Continue reading →

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The Matrix and its influences: on storytelling

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Karl

Rob Wilson’s project releases its latest, this time on The Matrix, showing its influences inline, including a snippet of the 4th Doctor in “The Deadly Assassin”: Everything Is A Remix: THE MATRIX from robgwilson.com on Vimeo.

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The history and background of Processing

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Karl

Vimeo: Eyeo Festival: “Ben Fry & Casey Reas – Eyeo Festival 2011″ A short presentation where they give the background and insight into the future of a tool that has empowered artists, programmers, journalists, and story tellers in the same … Continue reading →

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“The hard work you do on one program is put in on all programs.”

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Karl

A great quote, from a great post, from a great blog, “Knowing and Doing: Commas, Refactoring, and Learning to Program”.

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Joshua Bloch on “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Karl

This is a great Google Tech Talk and while it may be Java-centric, I think much applies to any language you work with. YouTube: GoogleTechTalks: “How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters”: This is what I believe … Continue reading →

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Great Michael Feathers presentation on testing and design

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Karl

The Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design from Tim Yann on Vimeo.

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Google’s Innovation Factory

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Karl

Fellow Comcaster Jon Moore has been sharing this great paper by Google. Lots to chew on from a very quick read.

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On Visualizing Iterative Waterfall

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Karl

Go read Jon Moore’s latest piece “The Power of Visualizing Iterative Waterfall”: “the most powerful reason to start visualizing the flow is that it shows you exactly what parts of your process you should change, and when. There’s nothing like … Continue reading →

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What is the “iron triangle”?

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Karl

Ambysoft: “The “Broken Iron Triangle” Software Development Anti-pattern”. Recognize it. Respect it. Be flexible, but be aware of it.

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