Monthly Archives: February 2021

Cap in Hand

Posted on 2021-02-14 by Graham

You’re probably aware that between this blog, De Programmatica Ipsum, and various books, I write a lot about software engineering and software engineers. You may know that I also present a podcast on software engineering topics, and co-host two live … Continue reading →

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“Best practice” is less of a scam than claimed

Posted on 2021-02-05 by Graham

Another day, another developer explaining that they don’t follow some popular practice. And their reason? Nothing more than because other people do the thing. “Best practices don’t exist,” they airily intone. “They’re really mediocre practices”. In one sense, they’re correct. … Continue reading →

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[objc retain] stream

Posted on 2021-02-03 by Graham

Starting next week: [objc retain]; in which Steven Baker and I live-code Objective-C on a modern free software platform. Wednesday, February 10th, 1900UTC. More info at objc-retain.com.

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