“Here’s my thesis: As a profession, we do a lot more software maintenance than we do greenfield development. And it’s at the maintenance end where TDD really pays off. I’m starting to see lapses from the TDD credo as more and more forgivable the closer you are to the beginning of a project. And conversely, entirely abhorrent while in maintenance mode.”
“In short, TextMate development is going strong: TextMate 2 isn’t done yet, but progress is steady, it is starting to take shape, and the end is in sight. The rewrite has been a slow and careful process, but the ideas behind it are exciting.”
The Rip project describes itself as, “an attempt to create a next generation packaging system for Ruby.”
“Programming is simple. You start by deciding which new data you want to be supported by the system. All systems revolve around their underlying data.” …
“Well, almost. There are a few things that keep this neat progression from easily happening on a quick, and repeatable basis.”
“I’m sure everyone will have counter examples where they know of someone that breaks the mold — there are always exceptions — but I think it’s still pretty likely that the way we live our lives directly affects how we see the world around us.”
“Programming is simple. You start by deciding which new data you want to be supported by the system. All systems revolve around their underlying data.” …
“Well, almost. There are a few things that keep this neat progression from easily happening on a quick, and repeatable basis.”
I’m sure everyone will have counter examples where they know of someone that breaks the mold – there are always exceptions – but I think it’s still pretty likely that the way we live our lives directly affects how we see the world around us.