Monthly Archives: September 2009

Will Git Drive Open Source Contribution

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Chris Missal

I know I’m not alone when I say that I’ve been hearing a lot more about Git lately. I have talked to others that have expressed interested in moving to Git and dropping use of Subversion. Now just to properly … Continue reading →

Posted in git, Open Source | 4 Comments

Actually Querying with the Specification Pattern

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Chris Missal

In my previous post, I talked about using the specification pattern for querying collections. I didn’t actually show any code that does what I was talking about, I just showed the set-up and creation of specifications. The following is how … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Patterns, DRY, Moq, Testing | 10 Comments

Using the Specification Pattern for Querying

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Chris Missal

The specification pattern is great for adhering to the Single Responsibility Principle (SRP). The reason it can be so powerful is that it encapsulates one piece of logic, and nothing more. I’ve decided to come up with some code that … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Patterns, Design Principles, DRY, SOLID | 17 Comments

I’m A Lucky Programmer Too!

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Chris Missal

  A while ago, I read “Lucky to be a Programmer” and while it sums up my feelings exactly, I wanted to continue the conversation of some additional thoughts on this same topic. There’s a lot of reasons I consider myself … Continue reading →

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