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Occam’s Razor

Isa Goksu — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:52:42 +0000

The simplicity is laying under this principle:

True Liskov Substitution Principle (LSP)

Isa Goksu — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:59:32 +0000

I know everybody is quoting from #WikiPedia or st, but I guess the true definition of this principle is:

Maximizing Reuse Minimizes Use

Isa Goksu — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:31:25 +0000

A nice modularity tip that should be considered when you’re designing a modular system:

Design by Considering the Larger Context

Isa Goksu — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:04:13 +0000

If you want to achieve a good architectural design by using Object Oriented Design, keep this in mind: Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan.

Avoid Too Many Arguments

Isa Goksu — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:16:55 +0000

A nice clean code tip: Functions should have a small number of arguments. No argument is best, followed by one, two, and three. More than three is very questionable and should be avoided with prejudice.

Gall’s Law

Isa Goksu — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:59:34 +0000

Perfectly describes the KISS: A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be made to work.

Talent is the Desire to Practice

Isa Goksu — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:53:10 +0000

Talent is the desire to practice

Malcolm Gladwell

Copying and Pasting Eclipse Code

Isa Goksu — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:46:22 +0000

It was never a good design practice, will never be. Copying and pasting eclipse code that seems to do kindof the right thing doesn't work, apparently.

Golden Rule of API Design

Isa Goksu — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:46:22 +0000

It’s not enough to write tests for an API you develop, you have to write unit tests for code which uses your API. When you do, you learn first-hand the hurdles that your users will have to overcome when they try to test their code independently.

Michael Feathers