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TDD is too good of a tool

March 18th, 2009 1 comment

Some people started attacks against a few TDD proponents, namely Kent Beck and Bob Martin. This is not the first time and it won’t be the last time. What these bloggers don’t get is that TDD is not presented as the silver bullet by anybody serious about programming (and yes, Kent Beck and Bob Martin are serious about programming). Read more…

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Wish list for IPhone OS 3.0

March 17th, 2009 1 comment

Today, Apple will announce version 3 of iPhone OS. Here is my personal wish list:

  • Horizontal keyboard for Mail and Sms
  • Preference to lock the homescreen icons so that my 2 years old son doesn’t move/delete the icons. (BTW, an android-like unlock mecanism would keep him out of the homescreen)
  • Native Gmail application with search capabilities and push
  • Turn-by-turn GPS would be great
  • More transparent access to wifi would really be a revolution. Maybe the ball is on Orange’s side, not on Apple’s. (wonder if I could make money with a company called Banana ;-) )
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First JUnit Max test cloud

March 6th, 2009 Comments off

In previous post, I talked about JUnit Max Eclipse plugin. Here is what latest version’s test cloud view gives me:

JUnit Max Test Cloud

JUnit Max Test Cloud


Don’t know what it’s useful for yet but very promising.

By the way, beta testing is so cheap ($2 a month. In euros you cannot even buy a meal with the annual fee ;-) ) that you should try too. The attention from Kent Beck towards his testers is very good.

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