Michael Feathers' Weblog
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Regenerative Build Tools
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205641
Dust off an old computer and put it to work.
Refactoring 2.0
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=198698
What automated refactorings would you like to see?
Vise - A Testing/Refactoring Tool for Java
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=171323
A simple tool which makes refactoring safer.
Getting Serious about Preserving Behavior
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=170799
In this blog, I describe 'sensing variables', and how you can use them to make large method refactoring easier. I also discuss the potential for tools which could achieve the same effects in a nicer way.
Offensive Coding
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=168511
Tempted to code defensively? Maybe it's because you're dealing with offensive code.
Goings on at XP2006 (Part 1)
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=166065
XP2006 is over. Here's the first in a series of writeups about what happened.
Resisting the Pull of Language Evolution
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=165843
The other day, I wrote a little testing tool for Java. It’s a simple little thing, just a set of classes that you can use with JUnit to make refactoring a little easier. When I was done, I looked at it and I realized that I’d made a bit of a mistake. I wrote the tool using Java 5.
Security and the 'Final' Dilemma
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=161019
Many people imply that 'final' in Java aids security. I don't think I buy that.
A Type System is a Set of Tests
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=156197
Why don't we treat it like a set of tests?
Is Static Typing a Form of Bad Coupling?
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=155960
If it is, maybe there's something we can do to decouple static types and the languages which use them.
A Laundry-List and the Committer Model for Commercial Development
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=153736
A blog where Michael recounts a number of things that have happened to him this month that are likely of interest to no one but himself, and then finishes with something significant to show late respect for people who've read through the first part after being warned.
If You're Not Going to Upgrade It, Don't Use It
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=145794
It's been ages since I've visited a team that didn't use some form of third-party software, something more than their platform. Often this software is integral to their work. Why don't they treat that way?
Does Math Belong in Music?
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=137940
Okay, so Turkey Day is tomorrow. It's time for a frivolous, non-software related blog. Or not. I could tie software in at the last moment to keep things on topic. I usually do. We'll see how it goes.
I'm Tired Of Saving!
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=137562
Isn't it wonderful to complain about something minor? Something so nit picky<Ctrl-S> that most people wouldn't care about it? Well, here's something in that vein.<Ctrl-S>
Test Driven Development?!
http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=137207
Scott Bellware just posted a link to Microsoft's guidelines for TDD on the TDD mailing list. <sigh>