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Introduction State machines. State charts. Automata. Whatever name you may have heard them called, they are a great tool for some situations. At its simplest, state machines direct transitions in...
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More Moe
In the last post, I introduced you to Moe the State Machine. In this post, we’ll explore some more of Moe’s basic functionality, and some of its extended functionality. Builders and current context...
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Cross Functional Teams and Systems Thinking
Cross functional teams have been promoted by agile methods for years now, and it can be hard to fully appreciate their value without having experienced the tremendous value of such a team. The same...
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Crunch time and Theory of Constraints
I’m continually amazed at the wastefulness and lack of focus I often see in software development. Worst of all, the problems seem to intensify as one gets closer to the deadline. It doesn’t have to be...
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Is MVC the best we can do on the web?
Recently I’ve been thrust back into web development after a 5 year hiatus. Sadly I’ve discovered that not much has changed. We’re still forcing an inappropriate pattern onto web development. Why not...
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The Beauty of the Open/Closed Principle
It’s good to be SOLID. Of the principles that make up SOLID, I’ve found the Open/Closed Principle (OCP for short) to be one of the more difficult. There are plenty of explanations around the web, but...
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Embracing Agile on a Fixed Price Project
Agile and Fixed Price I’ll be honest, I was nervous. I’ve been developing in agile environments for several years now, and the thought of a fixed price project was frightening. It doesn’t seem like the...
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Agile Hurts
It was about 5 years ago that I first got slapped by agile. In that time, I’ve been in several purported agile environments, from pure high velocity environments to full blown faux-gile environments....
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The Crotator: A Custom Selection Tool
As a developer, I have tremendous appreciation for usability and respect for those that can conjure it. Like many developers, though, it’s challenging for me to do on my own. I’d like to quickly...
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Thinking before Typing
As I get older, I spend less time typing than I used to. It has increased over time, but I used to dive right in and code a solution. This struck me today as I struggled with solving a problem that...
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