Author: stanley

  • Code Craft Blog

    I’m reading the Code Craft blog (I discovered it a few days ago) andI’m really enjoying the entries there. I recommend you check it out. Here are few entries which are worth a read. The author writes from India, where he currently works. His summary of the Indian software market is the best you will…

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  • SOA Best Practices

    Excellent article about SOA. The article should be called Pragmatic SOA 101 — hype free. ResourceSOA best practices (need an IBM account), Mark Lorenz

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  • Design Patterns (GoF)

    A classic. I have read several books on patterns. This is the best. You’ll get sound design principles as well. You will become a better designer if you read this book. If you can finish it — you might want to take it slow… This is not an easy book. I had tried reading it…

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  • Use an Expert

    Adding new responsibilities to a class is a fairly common thing in coding. We do that when we get a request from a business person. We do that also when we refactor parts of a project. It’s an everyday activity you can say. But here’s a question? How do you determine where to put the…

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  • Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Volume 1: A System of Patterns

    This is one of the best design patterns books. I am not the only person that’s saying that. Check out Amazon.com reviews, check out recomendations from Martin Fowler. If you’re into architecture, this is a must read. (As a side benefit, you’ll enjoy reading it.) By reading this book, you’ll not only gain design patterns…

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  • Top Five Fastest Growing IT Jobs

    How have things changed in a matter of a year or two. That’s music to my ears, :-), but these things change quickly. I do believe, however, that as software engineers we have a bright future ahead of us. According to the latest U.S. government statistics, the future of the IT job market looks bright.…

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  • The Decorator Pattern

    I’ve been inthe dark as far as the Decorator pattern is concerned. I knew, inprinciple, how it works, but I can see that my understanding was veryincomplete. Plus, I never had a chance to useit. While reading the Head First Design Patternsbook, Idiscovered something basic that: when you wrap an object several timesand then call a method…

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  • Project Mgmt 101

    Great dose of advise. Hundred one points, to be exact. ReferenceLessons from Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life, Project Management Source blog

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  • Code Reviews Are Good

    I hesitated posting this… The last thing I want is more red tape. However, after reading about code reviews in several sources, I am convinced that the reward is worth the price. The bottom line, code reviews improve code quality. While no silver bullet, they force us to write better code — knowing that somebody…

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  • Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Fowler

    Excellent patterns book. Written in a pragmatic language. Fowler talks about patterns that relate to domain logic, remote services, data source and more. Even though you probably heard a lot of the patterns discussed in this book (if you’ve been following patterns), you will learn from this book. Fowler presents the patterns in an interesting…

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