What do architects (designers of buildings), software developers, and thieves have in common? They each have a pattern language. I was watching “Ocean’s Twelve” recently...more.
For over a month, I received occasional reports that an existing feature, adding secondary accounts, wasn't working. I could never reproduce the failure in any...more.
A Rails application has many configuration options. Learn how to test one of them. Why? Well, what are the consequences of an improperly configurated application?...more.
Many of us admire other professionals, such as musicians and athletes. We even emulate them in our own profession by practicing. What about that time...more.
Recently, I was pairing with Steven. We were wrapping up work on a feature. While reviewing our changes and running our acceptance test suite, he...more.
