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June 2008 - Posts

Nothing is "Too simple to test"

A common practice taught in many TDD classes is the principle of too easy to test . The principle basically says that you should not test really simple things since then you will spend time writing tests that not really add value. This is a fair recommendation Read More...
Posted Monday, June 23, 2008 8:18 AM by cellfish | 0 Comments
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Constraints - when user stories don't do it for you

In "agile projects" it is common to use user stories to describe what has to be done. But it is also common to use constraints to describe things that cannot be described in a user story. This can be things like: Response times should always be less than Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 21, 2008 9:15 PM by cellfish | 0 Comments
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Use OneNote 2007 to make screen shots

The more I use OneNote 2007 , the more I like it. I find the possibility to share notebooks and also working offline with a notebook on a server very useful. But one of the really nice things is when you have to make a screen shot. Previously I've been Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:18 PM by cellfish | 0 Comments
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Code Coverage

Measuring code coverage is often perceived as a good measure of test quality. It is not. Good tests finds problems when changes are made to the code. But if you just want to have large code coverage you can easily make a number of tests calling all your Read More...
Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 8:00 AM by cellfish | 3 Comments
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C# source analysis

And if you listened to me and started to write nice looking SQL , maybe you wanna look ate making your C# code look nice too... Read More...
Posted Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:45 PM by cellfish | 0 Comments
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Readable SQL

I read this article on SQL Code Layout and Beautification and can only agree with the author that other people's SQL often is hard to understand because I'm so used to how I write my SQL statements. One of the links is to an on-line tool formatting your Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:25 AM by cellfish | 1 Comments
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How to set up an agile work space

I stumbled across this video with a tour of the Patterns & Practices team at Microsoft. I think it shows pretty good how you can create a good team work space. Spanning from occupying conference rooms to rebuilding your office for a million dollars Read More...
Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 9:02 PM by cellfish | 1 Comments
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