APPropriate Behaviour
The book about all the things software writers do that aren't writing software.
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Monthly Archives: August 2017
On the “advances” in web development since 1995
The first “web application” I worked on was written in a late version of WebObjects, version 4.5. An HTTP request was handled by an “adaptor” layer that chose a controller based on the parameters of the request, you could call … Continue reading
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When Object-Oriented Programming Isn’t
A problem I was investigating today led me to a two-line Ruby method much like this: class App # … def write_file_if_configured file_writer = FileWriter.new(@configuration.options) file_writer.write if file_writer.can_write? end end This method definitely looks nice and object-oriented, and satisfies many … Continue reading
