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WTF: Build Failed: No Failed Tests Found
16 April 08 04:47 AM | andersnoras | 1 Comments   
The guys at Codehaus are moving the continuous integration servers. I must say that I had a WTF-moment when this build failure notification dropped in my inbox: I find it amusing that the build failed because “all the tests passed”. The real Read More...
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Save Java, Dead or Alive!
18 February 08 03:11 AM | andersnoras | 2 Comments   
Whatever language you write in, your task as a programmer is to do the best you can with the tools at hand. A good programmer can overcome a poor language or a clumsy operating system, but even a great programming environment will not rescue a bad programmer. Read More...
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Proving a point
16 June 07 05:04 AM | andersnoras | 0 Comments   
With my posts on reflection optimization for .NET and Java , I unconsciously proved a point from an earlier post on cultural movements within the .NET-community . I use a lot of open source frameworks in my work. One cool benefit this gives me is that Read More...
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If it quacks like a quack...
02 April 07 02:37 AM | andersnoras | 0 Comments   
Spell checking code can lead to some really funny misspellings. In my previous post I had an interface named IDuckService which the spell checker suggested that I'd change to quackeries . Naïve spell checking of code with Microsoft Words dictionary doesn't Read More...
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