Tweets on 2007-08-31
Friday, August 31st, 2007being disappointed in the integration potential of existing rails cmss # want to work at cross-purposes? ask me how! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Archive for August, 2007
being disappointed in the integration potential of existing rails cmss # want to work at cross-purposes? ask me how! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Truth and Fiction
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Think about the following statement: my younger brother is male. On the surface, that's tautological - all brothers are male. In fact, however, it's false, since I don't have a younger brother. The proper logical interpretation of the sentence is: there exists some X such that X is my younger ...
Tweets on 2007-08-29
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007@barn breakfast? who's getting the axe? # wondering what railsify offers that agilewebdevelopment doesn't... # confounded by bad hospital design! # locopops ftw! # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Code Virtues, part 4: Cleverness
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007This has been a conceptually difficult post to write, because unlike the other virtues we've explored, Cleverness is a bit ... dangerous. Before we get started, then, a warning: don't even attempt to be clever in your code unless it's already correct, simple, comprehensible, and testable (or tested!) So, cleverness. I ...
Tweets on 2007-08-28
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007waiting for the rumble registration to open... # documenting documenting documenting # rumble signup, t minus 22 minutes # rumble signup is now live! # @ntalbott word on the street is that you can be vague now, then clarify it later # wondering what @emmerblue is doing right now # Powered by Twitter Tools.
