December 2004
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The value of malleable systems
We’re almost at the end of our hand over phase now; my time on the project is almost over. The last couple of weeks have been interesting. We’ve been working towards a demo of the system and this seems to have helped to get … -
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Hoisting test code into production
A while ago I mentioned how I had hoisted a mock object up into production code because it only needed a few changes to make it usable as real code rather than just test code. This last week we’ve done this again… Our system … -
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Busy
I’ve been busy recently; what with getting our trip sorted, finishing the hand over, completing the auction server and doing some consultancy for an internet market data providing company. The good news is that most things are now … -
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C++ Meta programming madness?
Updated 26th Feb 2024 to fix broken links I find myself agreeing with Chris on this one. I just dont think I’m clever enough to use these ‘modern’ C++ template programming styles reliably in a way that makes the resulting … -
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Stage complete - time bonus
Today was my last day with one of my current clients. In the end the hand over went well, but then I did start the process off a long time ago…. Back in September I lamented how hand overs can sometimes become hand offs when the … -
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Stan Lippman's VC6 rant
It’s been a busy week. We got back from Verbier on Saturday and I’d hurt my knee, so I was sad, and limping and slow. I then had a mass of things to do to finish all of my client obligations by today. I collected up some blog … -
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Why you're missing the point if you use a framework to generate mock objects for you...
Roy Osherove links to Mockpp a mock object framework for C++ and comments on how the framework is painful to use (and it looks like it was painful to write…) He concludes that he’s getting on just fine writing his mocks … -
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My Sister is home
Today we had a second Christmas celebration. Michelle and I and my sister and her boyfriend went to my parent’s house for a meal. Michelle and I had spent Christmas with Michelle’s family and my sister was away over Christmas so …
