PragPub, May 2010
Table of Contents
Features
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Behind the scenes with the author of Seven Languages in Seven Weeks.
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Life isn’t fair, information is never complete, and goals change in mid-project. So why does programmer education pretend otherwise?
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Mock objects can be very useful in test-driven design, but they need to be used wisely.
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Dan surveys the history of photography in a series of verbal snapshots, and Kodak appears in almost every shot.
Departments
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Bruce Tate and Michael tackle Bruce’s book Seven Languages in Seven Weeks—in eighteen questions.
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A little knowledge that is perfectly safe.
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When the deck seems stacked against you, you can still win if you play your cards right.
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Remembering Ed Roberts, whose Altair computer kicked off a revolution that brought computing power into the hands of ordinary people.
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A monthly diversion at least peripherally related to programming.
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Author sightings, partner events, and other notable happenings.
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Larry Ellison owns Sun. That may be good, it may be bad, but it will definitely be interesting.
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