Monthly Archives: September 2008

>Quote of the Day

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

> Nothing makes a system more flexible than a suite of tests. Nothing. Good architecture and design are important; but the affect of a robust suite of tests is an order of magnitude greater. It’s so much greater because those … Continue reading →

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>Quote of the Day

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

> Professionals write clear and clean code. They use their language well. They use their language efficiently. But they don’t aspire to be master tricksters. Rather, they prove their professionalism by writing code that needs no explanation. – Robert “Uncle … Continue reading →

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>Refactoring getMatchString, refactored

Posted on September 29, 2008 by

>Robert has correctly pointed out, that there was now a chance for a Null Pointer Exception to occur with aRegion. Also, I noticed that there was a possibility that a Null parent could cause a Null Pointer Exception to occur … Continue reading →

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>Refactoring getMatchString

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

>I’m going to be taking a look at some code I refactored in the XSL Tools Content Assist processor that was originally copied from the XML UI content assist processor. This is not to critize the code, but to give … Continue reading →

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>Refactoring XSL to Clean Code

Posted on September 26, 2008 by

>Well, at least less ugly and easier to extend code. I’ve been ankle and waist deep at times in the XSL Tools content assistance. I’ve learned a lot about the way the WTP XML Content assist processor class is setup. … Continue reading →

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>Transparency? Visibility? Accountability?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by

>CNET news.com reported on an IBM press release, where IBM will be “reviewing their membership in existing standards bodies…” and with drawing from those that don’t supply enough transparency into the overall development of the standards. Bob Sutor provides some … Continue reading →

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>What Happened to XML.com?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

>One of the sites that I used to regularly vist, was XML.com. I still visit it from time to time, but the quality of the site hasn’t been what it used to be. With the apparent emphasis on blogs, and … Continue reading →

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>XSL Tools Update

Posted on September 19, 2008 by

>I haven’t blogged much about XSL Tools. This is because we’ve been hard at work fixing and enhancing the plugins. We’ve completed a lot of functionality and bug fixes. There are a couple of features that are of note. Result … Continue reading →

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>Shiver me Timbers! Argh!

Posted on September 19, 2008 by

>Argh ye mateys! Tis that time o yar! Argg! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day! So break out the rum, and hoist the main sails, there is Pillaging to be done!

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>Two Books every programmer should read

Posted on September 16, 2008 by

>If you are working on an open source project, having to maintain legacy code, or just like to learn a new trick or two, then there are two books I’ve found lately that really should go together. Refactoring: Improving the … Continue reading →

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