In this session Michael Feathers basically killed the argument based on; I don’t want tests to drive my design with a simple example base on the code smell; Iceberg class. Private methods are really hard to test, and here we Continue reading
This session was basically explaining a simple rule that regardless if you are using TDD; should be followed at all times: Never hide a TUF in a TUC What did Michael mean by that? There are two things that can Continue reading
#1 Lack of intent You build a system but you do not find out what the intention of the user is. It is visible by domain models that are empty from business logic. There will only be four Continue reading
One of the most puzzling emails Eric have received was one claiming that his book really proved that up front design was important. In large this is a miss conception on how modeling happens. A tremendous amount of knowledge comes Continue reading
This was one of the most rewarding sessions for me. Eric Evans explained what he picked up and learned since he wrote the book, what parts that he realized was more important that he initially thought and what parts had Continue reading
In almost every conversation I’ve had with Eric Evans and Jimmy Nilsson and every talk I’ve heard Eric present, the same message have been lifted; “I wish I put part 3 [strategic design] in the beginning of the book”. In Continue reading
So, day one has ended. It has been a full day, a day with surprisingly high quality. I say surprisingly since I went here with a feeling that the first day would be a filler. But I was mistaken. Venue Continue reading
When I first saw Kevlin’s session description I was very skeptical, I initially choose another session to go in this slot but the speaker had an emergency so I decided to go. The reason for my skepticism was that Continue reading
In this session Rob Conery tried to show of the new Shiny toy “NoSQL” in as many forms as possible, discussing the pro’s and and some con’s. He based much of the talk on his experiences with building TekPub and Continue reading
Hadi speaks in one of the scariest rooms ever, It’s built on the top of this sports arena. Way way up with a ridiculous steep angle down to the stage. Butterflies in my stomach: Prelude Specifications today are written in Continue reading