It's one of the paradoxes of blogging that most every blogger (including myself) is sharing what they know right now (let's quietly ignore those who blog purely for traffic and vanity).
Since everyone is learning (it's essentially a prerequisite for this business), this can result in misleading, obsolete or simply low-quality information being shared just as much as good information.
Keep this in mind as you read any blog - including this one. How experienced is the writer? How well do they really know what they're talking about? Do they blog about their mistakes as well as their successes?
You should consider yourself encouraged to check my ideas for yourself. Keep the date in mind as well - in our fast moving field, even good ideas can become obsolete.
Sunday, March 31 2024
good-samaritan
The integration between the Windows Subsystem for Linux (aka WSL) and Windows works spectacularly most of the time, but occasionally things get a little troublesome. One such case was a change in browser behaviour that I noticed recently after upgrading to a new laptop.
Sunday, March 05 2023
api-design
As discussed last time, usually a proper constructor is the best way to create a new instance. But what do you do if a constructor doesn’t fit your needs?
Monday, February 27 2023
api-design
The API we presented last time had a problem - it required users to remember to call Initialize() before an instance could be used without problems occurring.
Saturday, February 18 2023
api-design
Imagine that you’re working on an unreleased project, and you discover a need to extend one of your custom types. There’s some complex initialization required before methods will work properly.
Sunday, September 11 2022
techniques
How do you decide what methods or functions to write as you’re coding? Here’s a technique that I learned about years ago that guides you towards software with great reusability and easier testability.
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