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Progressive Development

Zany Adventures in Software Engineering with Maven and Motley

March 2007 - Posts

Motley says: "I am a developer - I don't test. Testing is for the test team."
Summary Motley: Unit testing is the test team's job! I am not paid to write tests. Maven: White box (unit) tests help with code quality and give you confidence to change your code. ______________________________ [Context: During a previous conversation Read More...
Motley says: "Rely on the debugger to write solid code"
Summary Motley: I rely on the debugger when I am writing code. Without it, I'd have a really hard time tracking down all the bugs in my code. Maven: Write code as if the debugger does not even exist. Include unit tests, assertions, tracing, logging, static Read More...
Motley says: "Money - that's what I value!"
Summary Motley: Money is the thing I value most! Is there anything else? Maven: Determine what your values are that guide your life both at work and outside work, and use that to derive a guiding personal vision statement. ______________________________ Read More...
Motley says: "Forget the vision - it will just cloud your judgment"
Summary Motley: Forget a vision - it will just cloud your judgment! Maven: A vision statements guides your decision making. Ensure every project has a vision and create your own personal vision statement. ______________________________ [Context: The story Read More...
Welcome to Progressive Development!
Welcome to the adventures of two software developers named Maven and Motley! This blog discusses best and worst practices of software engineering with an entertaining twist. Motley is a programmer who has been in the industry for a while who has good Read More...
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