Archive for July, 2005

Monday, July 25th, 2005

If WWII was an RTS

This is hilarious.

No Comments » - Posted in Funny by dkaz

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

TDD + Debuggers = Test Driven Bug Fixing

Test Driven Bug Fixing (TDBF) in 4 Simple Steps:
1) Debug your application to locate the source of the problem (skip to step 3
if you have a hunch where the problem lies and think you can duplicate it
with a unit test)
2) Analyze the code in question to figure out the right class & method to add
in […]

No Comments » - Posted in Programming, Testing, Process by dkaz

Saturday, July 16th, 2005

Paradise (?) in Dubai

Tom Davis’ gripping article about the Middle Eastern paradise
of Dubai is a must-read.

No Comments » - Posted in Current Events by dkaz

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Optimus keyboard looks ridiculous

Whoa!
I can’t wait to start hacking on the SDK!

No Comments » - Posted in Technology by dkaz

Friday, July 15th, 2005

iPods with retinal scan display?

Cringely’s speculative article on the future of Apple and Intel touches on HDTV, Morgan Freeman
and retinal scan displays for iPods.
Bob’s article reeks of sensationalism, but it’s a good read nonetheless.

No Comments » - Posted in Technology by dkaz

Thursday, July 14th, 2005

Ping Pong Development

Spille’s post on ping pong development is a classic.

No Comments » - Posted in Programming by dkaz

Monday, July 11th, 2005

Java Applets = Stupid Design

Guardian Unlimited is running some choice quotes on lazy, stupid and evil design
by web usability Guru Jakob Nielsen.
Jakob on stupid design:
“Stupid design is where companies are doing things that are
known not to work. We now have 12 years documented experience that certain
things work and certain things do not work,” says Nielsen, “and companies are
still doing […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Java, Programming by dkaz