Michael Feathers' Weblog http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=mfeathers Artima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers. Artima.com http://www.artima.com/images/artima88x33.gif http://www.artima.com/ 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>