Release It! Michael T. Nygard Pragmatic Bookshelf, 2007 I’ve had this book on my shelf for a few years, and finally got some time to start reading it. I should not have waited. Nygard takes the position that the life of a piece of software actually only begins when it is released. He spends a… Read More »
As I’m writing this in December of 2014, I’ve been reminded that the classic Design Patterns book came out in 1995, almost twenty years ago. I didn’t see the book until a year or two later. Reactions I remember several reactions from the programmers I was working with at the time. Most of the programmers… Read More »
A few years ago, I first became aware of the concept of Value Objects. Unlike most objects you might use in a design, the identity of a value object is completely unimportant. Instead, the value of the object is all that is important. This leads to a couple of interesting design decisions: Value objects tend… Read More »
Back in September, Mark Dominus wrote a commentary describing his take on Design Patterns. Although I am impressed with a lot of what MJD has written in the past, I wasn’t sure what to make of this one. Ralph Johnson of Design Patterns fame responded and MJD wrote again. I encourage you to read all… Read More »