Daily Archives: August 24, 2015

It is natural for humans to estimate. We do it all the time, reflexively. And this is good, because it keeps our minds from overloading. However, we have to take care to re-evaluate our estimations for them not to become prejudices. ► All My Insights Share this:

Insight of the Week #13 – Estimates and Prejudices

24 Aug, 2015 in Insight of the Week / Let's Develop tagged Effective Programming / Estimates / NoEstimates by letsdeveloper

Definitely worth every penny: The WBITDD series of jbrains. He develops a small point-of-sale system, including hardware. Possible approaches, design alternatives, and much more are discussed and most important of all: You get to see some hands-on TDD. There’s a preview available. Decide for yourself if it’s worth spending money […]

I Recommend: Worlds Best Intro to TDD

24 Aug, 2015 in Let's Develop / Recommendations tagged Effective Programming / Hands On / Software Craftsmanship / TDD by letsdeveloper

With code it is like with emails. It is impolite to just send a braindump to somebody, expecting her to figure the essence of it. The same way it’s impolite to check in ugly code, expecting the next person (possibly oneself) to figure out what it does the next time. […]

Insight of the Week #12 – Refactoring is Politeness

24 Aug, 2015 in Insight of the Week / Let's Develop tagged Communication / GTD / Refactoring / Software Craftsmanship by letsdeveloper

James Shore’s Playlist about test driving his personal tax/finance management software surely provides real-world insight to TDD. It’s a great experience to follow James on his journey and see the app evolve over time. It’s worth your time. I promise! ► All Recommendations Share this:

I Recommend: Let’s Play TDD

24 Aug, 2015 in Let's Develop / Recommendations tagged Hands On / TDD by letsdeveloper