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April 10, 2018

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Previously, we have discussed the silly arguments of tabs versus spaces, squash versus no-squash merges, and constructor injection versus service locator. Now it’s time to talk about var. When I first found var in .NET 3.5 SP1, I thought they had ruined .NET. This wasn’t the first time I thought they had ruined .NET. The…

DPL Reading List – April 6, 2018

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April 6, 2018

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. It’s Time for an RSS Revival – “The difference between getting news from an RSS reader and getting it from Facebook or Twitter or Nuzzel or Apple News is a bit like the difference between a Vegas buffet and an a…

Silly Arguments – Constructor Injection vs Service Locator

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April 3, 2018

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Previously in this series, we have discussed the silly arguments of tabs versus spaces and squash versus no-squash merges. Now we are moving on to constructor injection versus service locator. Sometimes both sides of an argument are valid, and often you are picking something based off of personal preference. This feels like one of those…

DPL Reading List – March 30, 2018

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March 30, 2018

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Why writing is the most important skill in design. – “Like designers, great writers understand their audience. They do their research, because the plot and character development has to be believable, complete, and without gaps. They develop empathy for the main…

Silly Arguments – Squash Merge Versus No-Squash Merge

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March 28, 2018

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Previously in this series, we discussed the silly argument of tabs versus spaces. Now we are moving on to squash merge versus no squash merge. Before getting into this topic, we should cover branching in Git. Git is a source control system created by Linus Torvalds. One of its key differentiators is that branching actually…

DPL Reading List – March 23, 2018

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March 23, 2018

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. What Will Health Care Look Like Once Smart Speakers Are Everywhere? – “Studies have suggested that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be conducted by voice and smart speakers are expected to reach 55% of U.S. households by 2022. It…

Silly Arguments – Tabs Versus Spaces

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March 20, 2018

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In our industry there are conversations (arguments, really) that probably aren’t very fruitful. Some of these can include: Tabs vs Spaces Squash merge vs no squash merge git branching strategy var or not to var Constructor injection vs dependency injection Database change control – deltas vs schema I’m kicking off a series where we look…

DPL Reading List – March 16, 2018

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March 16, 2018

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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Google Thinks it’s Close to “Quantum Supremacy.” Here’s What That Really Means – “The magic of quantum computers lies in those qubits. Unlike the bits in classical computers, which store information as either 1 or 0, qubits can exist in multiple…

Database Change Control, Part 4

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