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Open-Source vs. Build-Your-Own – A Formula for Deciding

You need to deliver a feature. Should you write the code yourself? Should you use one of the dozen open-source solutions available? How do you decide?

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Organize One-Off Task Files with Dated Work Directories

Everyday developer tasks generate a lot of files. Here's an easy way to keep yours organized, and a shell function to help.

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How Note Taking Makes Me a Better Developer

How the practice of taking notes helps me solve problems as a developer. Plus a few tools that help me capture command-line interactions in my notes.

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Confusing Your Pair? Draw them a Diagram

When I drew a diagram showing each object, their responsibilities were clear, and testing the classes became simple and straightforward.

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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Historical context for a codebase gets lost over time, and documentation gets outdated.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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