July 13, 2006
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The code is beginning to ask for some help. We’re processing a simple array of cells instead of an object, and the classes don’t feel cohesive. Let’s push some methods off to new classes and see what happens.
July 9, 2006
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I’ve read a bit more about Sudoku, and even played part of a game. Plus, the ideas of others in the lists and in email have me thinking. Should I try some of these ideas … or not? UPDATED: My strategy conclusion is wrong!
July 8, 2006
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A little more explanation of what I’m up to, and a test of a method that actually figures out what could go in a cell. Whee!
July 7, 2006
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A number of people on the tdd list have reported having a lot of fun TDD programming the game of Sudoku. I’ve not played the game, though of course I’ve tripped over the piles of books in the bookstores and at the airport. But discussion of the thing makes it sound like it might be fun to TDD on it, as people are saying. Let’s get started.
Uncle Bob Martin comments on “Developer Certification WTF?” in a recent blog entry. Let’s talk a bit about developer quality, and some things that are being done about it.
Choose your tools wisely, that they allow for the development of your skill.
Jim Shore has written a short item with the above title. Let’s think about it a bit.
Author Matthew B. Crawford is a physicist, has a Ph.D. in political philosophy, and is a motorcycle mechanic. What’s not to like? Recommended for practitioners, managers, executives.
Jens Meydam asked “What do you really care about in Scrum?” I decided to answer, instead, “What do you think is really essential in Scrum-style software development?