I don't believe Array.Clear() is doing what you expect it to do. The MS documentation says it sets a range of array elements to a default value. I don't think...

And as with surfing the time it goes well makes the 100 times you fell worth while.

Until someone of suitable authority ring fences quality control and says "short cut and descope what you like but thorough testing is non-negotiable" this will continue to happen.

In theory testers...

If you want to understand how something works try and change it.

I've been playing around with NOSQL for long enough to know that if you choose the right tool for...

• Local Dev
• Continuous Integration
• Functional test
• Non-functional test (stress testing, penetration and vulnerability testing etc)
• User acceptance testing
• Showcase and demonstration
• Production
• Disaster Recovery

I put the assumptions down in writing so make the post-mortem and blamestorming as quick as possible. Its hard to undergo a hand-ringing exercise when you can put a...

There is a level of hell where you get committed to estimates before you find out the subject of the estimate.

Does anyone have any experience of estimates that have proben...

I've been on brainstorming away days where the last two hours have been some form of competitive game such as a treasure hunt in the hills and woods. The...

I enjoyed this article immensely and look forward to the next in the series.

I thought initially that "well vexed in Java" was a typo but on reflection I think you...

My brother in law had two short books on his shelf. One was about your CV &the other about interviews . The interview book said that all questions...

I've been looking at the whole business requirements through to deliverable process.

I used to think I was quite good at testing and peer reviewing code.....until my then company hired a...

OK bad phraseology. Before TDD type practices.

I can remember an impassioned debate about the adoption of...

Provided the guys who build the AI system have read and taken on board Asimov's 3 laws of Robotics and considered the changes required as discovered by Giskard and Daneel...

In the same way that men shaved without cutting their throats before the invention of safety razors quality code was written before the invention of unit tests.

Well said!

I'd question that you double the time taken because you actually think what you are doing. I think this adds discipline to the development process and actually saves...