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Programming as Theory Building. Peter Naur.
A program is not just its source code. It is a shared mental construct that lives in the minds of the people that work on it. The code is merely a…
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Nayab Siddiqui
Arguments and Results, James Noble. Part 1.
Summary and annotations of paper "Arguments and Results" by James Noble. Part 1: Three patterns to simplify functions with complex arguments.
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Nayab Siddiqui
On The Criteria to be used in Decomposing System into Modules by D.L. Parnas
Paper summary of "On The Criteria to be used in Decomposing System into Modules" by D.L. Parnas, 1972. The importance of encapsulation in a good…
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Nayab Siddiqui
Agile Metrics Sin#2: Unbalanced Metrics
Why is a Balanced Regimen in Agile measurements so important? And why for an overall success, you should measure productivity, quality, predictability…
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Nayab Siddiqui
Agile Metrics Sin #1: Using measurement as a lever to drive someone else’s behaviour
Do you use agile metrics as a feedback to improve? Or do your metrics end up influencing other's behaviours, often in unwanted fashion?
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Nayab Siddiqui
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