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What Does Validation Actually Mean?

The term "validation" is often used as a catch-all for several activities – 4 things that are really just different components of validation.

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What Developers Can Learn from Company Rebranding Announcements

Many of the forces that impact a logo redesign do so in microcosm during development as well, and not just during rewrites.

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Four Ways to Refactor for Easier Development

Small, smart refactoring keeps the codebase clean and consistent, and it sets the groundwork for efficient development in the future.

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Commit Messages – the Easiest Documentation You’ll Ever Write

Historical context for a codebase gets lost over time, and documentation gets outdated. Solve both problems by writing bits of documentation as you go.

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The Value of a Fresh Pair of Eyes

A new perspective on old code can help spur refactoring that will not only make the app more usable, but will also make it a better environment for makers.

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Bluetooth Mobile App Testing Checklist

8 Bluetooth mobile test scenarios to help you identify and avoid connectivity and implementation problems with your mobile application.

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Four Steps for Inheriting a Codebase

Taking over an existing software project can be a challenge. In this post I cover a few steps to make the process easier.

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My New 1st Principle of Programming – “Good Code Is Easy to Change”

Separation of concerns, abstraction, loose coupling, don't-repeat-yourself — they're all patterns that make your code easier to change.

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An Approach to Database Testing in .NET Core 2.1

In this post I present an easy approach to write unit tests in ASP.Net Core that interact with a test database — either in-memory or SQL Server.

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Why You Should Avoid Writing Complex SQL Queries – and What to Do Instead

SQL queries dangerously couple software to the persistence layer. And as they grow in size, they capture more complexity—I've even found myself embedding key business rules.

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Getting into Test-Driven Development: Six Things a Developer Needs to Know

Test-driven development is a popular software developement tool. But what does it really mean to have development driven by valuable tests?

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A Case Against Dependencies

It can be very tempting to pull in a 3rd-party package to add functionality to your app. But there are hidden costs you should weigh first.

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