Running around in the maze
Aug 26 2008
All of us have felt the pain waiting for the web-container to reload after just a minor change to the code. Well, recently i came across JavaRebel from ZeroTurnaround and they seem have solved our problem! And if you, as most of us, enjoy Spring you’ll also enjoy their Spring plug-in to monitor your context-files.
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Aug 12 2008
Found some really interesting stuff about automated testing with a tool they’ve dubbed Swim. It basically uses the tests as online documentation. By abstracting actions to the correct level, and supplying generated screenshots every step of the way, tests can be verified and used as documentation. Through Ole Mortens blog. Check out Jon Udells entry [...]
Aug 05 2008
Martin Fowler has an article about Incremental migration. Just goes to show that by dividing problems into smaller increments you will get benefits in most situations. It is important to have the mindset to always look at how you can break a task into simpler parts. Not as easy always, but important.
Aug 02 2008
I went on a trip with three mates to see the western part of Norway this summer. You know, where the fjords and the mountains are. On one of the ferries I came across a poster with the Viking Laws on it. The authenticity could probably be disputed, but they fit nicely into agile software [...]