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Appreciative Inquiry
In Jerry Weinberg's classic "The Secrets of Consulting" (Dorset House, 1985) he says something to the effect of "You probably won't be able to make any changes."
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Bruce Eckel
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Jun 18, 2007 5:46 PM
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New Python 3000 Video and Slides
Video and powerpoint slides of my recent Python 3000 talks are now online.
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Guido van van Rossum
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Jun 16, 2007 2:24 PM
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Marketing Python - An Idea Whose Time Has Come
I'm reposting without comments a plea for more Python marketing by John Sirbu.
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Guido van van Rossum
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Jun 15, 2007 2:29 AM
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Working Effectively With Characterization Tests - Part 2
In part 2 of the series we look under the hood of legacy code we inherited and experience a moment of panic when we see how cryptic the code is. Then present a simple strategy that does not require us to fully understand the code in order to write good characterization tests.
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Alberto Savoia
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Jun 14, 2007 5:15 AM
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Reference Architecture
Is it valuable for an enterprise to adopt a <i>Reference Architecture</i>? If so, how should that RA be used?
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Robert C. Martin
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Jun 4, 2007 8:31 AM
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An exercise in compromise in class interface refinement.
Attempting to find a compromise between the constraints of a facade that wraps a system API, the limitations of a limited namespace naming scheme, and a user wanting more expressiveness, revealed an interesting compromise in design.
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Matthew Wilson
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Jun 4, 2007 2:59 AM
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What Are Your Java ME Pain Points, Really?
A billion Java-enabled devices in use, and the many more non-PC devices through which billions of people will experience the Internet, represent a potentially big opportunity for developers. Yet, relatively few developers work on Java ME applications today. What makes it hard to develop for mobile Java devices?
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Frank Sommers
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Jun 1, 2007 10:03 PM
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How Important is Coding Style, and How Do You Enforce It?
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of many high-quality tools that help enforce a consistent coding style. But how effective are these tools in practice, and how do they fit into your process of enforcing consistency in your source code?
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Jun 1, 2007 3:29 PM
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The Dynamic Web Frameworks Jam
I'll be doing a new experiment for this one: hiking in the morning instead of the afternoon.
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Bruce Eckel
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Jun 1, 2007 5:15 AM
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Regenerative Build Tools
Dust off an old computer and put it to work.
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Michael Feathers
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May 31, 2007 2:27 AM
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Super Type Tokens
Neil Gafter has proposed Super Type Tokens and also noted their limitations. Alternatives include reify generics and providing generic factories. Super Type Tokens are a means of remembering the erased type using a token, which is an instance of TypeRef in the example.
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Howard Lovatt
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May 28, 2007 11:12 PM
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JavaOne 2007, #3: Mashup a Web App with Little or No Code
When the information you need already exists, but it's scattered here and there around the web, you have an option. You can create a small, super-lightweight web app to put it together--a mashup. It's not quite as easy as falling off a log, but it's gotten to the point that end users can create their own applications.
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Eric Armstrong
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May 23, 2007 8:26 AM
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Java One, Day Three
Jim Baker emailed me about talking to Tobias Ivarsson from Sweden, who is one of the two Google "Summer of Code" students working on bringing Jython up to conformance with Python version 2.5.
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Bruce Eckel
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May 21, 2007 9:35 PM
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The Way of Testivus - Unit Testing Wisdom From An Ancient Software Start-up
Some good advice on developer and unit testing, packaged as cryptic bits of ancient Eastern wisdom in the hope of getting your attention.
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Alberto Savoia
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May 21, 2007 1:09 PM
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JavaOne 2007, #4: Wrapup
A collection of interesting tidbits from the show.
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Eric Armstrong
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May 18, 2007 1:16 PM
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