Apr
12
Protected: From 0 to 1080 – how we learned to love the stream
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Author Archives: Phil Chuang
Nov
13
Protected: Automating setup of a fresh Windows development environment with Boxstarter
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Dec
14
Boxstarter guide for Windows development, 2018 edition
It’s been over 3 years since I wrote Automating setup of your windows development environment for fun and profit and a lot has changed in that time. For instance,
Mar
28
Codemash 2018 recap
Another new year, another Codemash in the books. Thanks to my employer, Applied Information Sciences, this was the fourth Codemash I’ve been able to attend. About Codemash Codemash is a fantastic family-friendly developer conference that brings in speakers and attendees … Continue reading
Mar
17
Kinesis Ergo Freestyle Edge Review
Quite a few years back, I was bitten by the keyboard bug, probably starting with The Keyboard Cult post by Jeff Atwood. Before that, like everybody else, I simply bought the cheapest keyboard I could find – it was way … Continue reading
Oct
31
Tic-Tac-Tutorial: Mocking with Interfaces
In the previous installment, we discussed how to identify dependencies and replace them with Test Doubles in order to properly unit test them. I demonstrated one way to do this by defining vital functionality in abstract base classes, then creating … Continue reading
Sep
11
MVVM Notification Chainer nuget package updated to 2.0
I’ve updated my MvvmNotificationChainer package to 2.0, which now includes support for .NET Standard 1.0. This library addresses the problems I described in the MVVM Pain Points series. The source code is available on Github
Jul
14
Tic-Tac-Tutorial: Test Doubles
In the last post, we learned about the different types of tests, and how they differ in scope and purpose. In this post, we’ll figure out ways to limit the scope of tests by controlling the behavior of external dependencies, … Continue reading
Jun
23
Tic-Tac-Tutorial: Unit, Integration, and End-To-End Tests
As we iterate through the TDD process, we’ll build up a large suite of tests. When writing so many tests, it is easy to lose focus of the scope and the purpose of each test. There are three broad categories … Continue reading
Jun
16
Tic-Tac-Tutorial: Red-Green-Refactor
There comes a time in every codebase’s lifetime where you’re forced to admit you screwed up. Maybe not in a fatal way, like having critical bugs or failing to fulfill a contractual requirement. Sometimes you can do the right thing … Continue reading