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Mr. Happy Object, or Useless Examples in Articles
I recently answered a question on the junit Yahoo! group. The questioner included text from an article about when to use class-level (static) methods and when to use instance-level methods. While I don’t wish to single out the article’s author, I do wish to single out the article, because I found its example ludicrous. To… Read more…
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The 401 tour
In August I will be going on a three-city tour to promote XP Day Montreal 2006. I will be speaking in Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto at the local XP or Agile user groups. The topic of my talk is Steering the Ship: The Joy and Heartbreak of Planning. Planning is easy: pick a direction, write… Read more…
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I’ll let you run the business if you let me handle the 1s and 0s…
I’m a fan of The Daily WTF, even though much of the time, they show us things I’ve never seen from co-workers or a client. Sometimes it’s helpful to be reminded just how differently people think. Ordinarily, I join in with the chorus of people singing, “What an idiot!” A recent thread, however, got me… Read more…
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10 ways to guarantee your presentation is a dismal failure
Have you ever wondered what makes great presenters great? I do, and while I don’t have the secrets to greatness, I can provide a recipe for disaster. You might not have to do all these things in the same presentation to fail miserably, but certainly if you have the discipline to do them all, only… Read more…
