Category Archives: design

This morning I happened to see the article “.NET Coding Standard & Code Review Points” linked from the good folks over at DotNetKicks.com.  I was horrified to see some of the very bad guidance being offered here. While I appreciate … Continue reading →

This is for the most part a reaction to conversations on design: Testability in .Net Design and Testability Good Design is not Subjective Believe it or not, I largely agree with all of these posts.  The conversation originally started around … Continue reading →

In case you haven’t guessed by my recent flurry of posts, I’ve been engaged in some debates in the past few days about design philosophies and why some designs are “good” and some are “bad.”  I’ve been met with some … Continue reading →

My last try wasn’t that successful, so I’ll try it again: (In-language based) Testability is the residue of a good design.* Better? * (This is a slight play on John Milton’s famous quote ‘Luck is the residue of design’) Post … Continue reading →

There was a rather healthy public discussion and debate going on via Twitter today between Roy Osherove, Ayende Rahien, Colin Jack, me, and several others. Michael Feathers even dropped in at one point which was cool.  This all started when … Continue reading →