Test-Driven Design is a big buzzword these days – but what does it really mean? Martin Fowler explains it thus: Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a technique for building software that guides software development by writing tests. It was developed by … Continue reading
We stare at a blank slate. An empty project. Where do we go from here? I usually start by identifying the core concepts and the entities, and start creating classes. For me, thinking about how things are conceptually defined and … Continue reading
Over my career, I’ve done more than a few code reviews, brown bags, and presentations for my coworkers. It’s more than just teaching them how to write code that works, for that is the least interesting thing (albeit the most … Continue reading
Ever since I bought my own domain name, I’ve been meaning to get and SSL certificate, but I just never got around to it. At the time, the cost was prohibitive for a low-traffic vanity project, and I didn’t know … Continue reading
The NeverTrump movement has been a complete and utter failure, in all respects. Now, I don’t blame the individual voter for being NeverTrump- at times it seemed as if the entire world was arranged against the Trump candidacy, and that’s … Continue reading
Immigration Reform is the linchpin which secures the future of the nation, and getting it under control is of paramount importance – even in the face of every other imminent domestic threat to the nation, be it economic, constitutional, or … Continue reading
In light of the current campaign cycle, I’ve been struggling with a theological conundrum: How is it possible that one Christian feels the Holy Spirit is leading him to vote in one way, and yet another Christian feels the Holy … Continue reading
Evan McMullin may be a good man. He may be a knowledgeable man. But he’s neither principled nor wise nor conservative. A principled man wouldn’t stab his own party in the back in an historic and calamitous election. A wise … Continue reading
In all the furor over Trump’s locker-room banter, there is an important implication that everybody is missing. Did you catch it? Forget about whether or not his words and actions were decent[1]- I don’t think you’ll find any disagreement here, … Continue reading
Allow me, if you will, a moment of conservative heresy: The liberals were right all along – the Constitution IS a living document! No, not in the way that Ruth Bader Ginsburg means the phrase – Scalia was correct in that … Continue reading