Monthly Archives: November 2011

TDD and the Gamification of Testing

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Hayim Makabee

The Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodology was invented to improve the way we test the code we write, with the final goal of increasing the quality of systems being implemented.  The basic idea is that the tests must be written before … Continue reading →

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Yahoo! Cocktails: When the client is in the cloud

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Hayim Makabee

One of the reasons I’m proud to work at Yahoo! is that we have some very nice products that reach hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Another reason is that Yahoo! is behind the development of several advanced technologies and … Continue reading →

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Super-Productivity

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Hayim Makabee

In a previous post I discussed the reasons some programmers are much more productive than others. But the fact is that every programmer experiences periods of time when he is much more productive than average, and I think there are … Continue reading →

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