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Today I wrote my first TDD test (with help from my pair partner, obviously). It was fun watching it fail, then fixing it so it failed the way we expected, then fixing the code to make it pass. The code … Continue reading →

Today I wrote my first proper Wiki page. I did this because someone gave me a set of instructions in the form of some scribbled notes, and I realised that I’d need to write them down to make head or … Continue reading →

The first program other than HelloWorld which I ever wrote in Java was a very simple version of Tetris. My OO design was nonexistent, but it enabled me to explore the language and trawl through the APIs. Goodness knows where … Continue reading →

After reading Chris Matt’s comments on interfaces, I started noticing all kinds of FooImpl classes in the code over here. As far as I can tell, the only reason for using …Impl for a class name is because the Foo … Continue reading →

Lunchtime discussions of the two theories above, what they actually mean, whether they’re meaningful and why the Titanic sank. Here’s a quick summary of what I learnt, in a vague order: There are two different types of system: one which … Continue reading →

I’ve just joined the consultancy at which I’ve wanted to work for a while, and thought it might be an idea to use a blog to keep track of discussions, advised reading, things I learn, things I didn’t need to … Continue reading →