Monthly Archives: January 2007

Thoughtworks combats Developer Abuse

“Matthew has learnt that no one comes when he wants to pair.”

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Removing duplication from equality

A neat Java 5.0 snippet to remove duplication of standard equality checks between unrelated classes (eg: to stop Checkstyle complaining). public abstract class Equality<T> { public boolean areEqual(T thisObj, Object thatObj) { if (thisObj == thatObj) { return true; } … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments

The value of code

Value in stories Generally, the features on a project should be those that will provide a value to the customer, for some definition of ‘value’. We can use the template As a <role> I want <something> So that <I get … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Fun things to find in your code

An Http utility class with a getGetMethod method.

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments