Monthly Archives: February 2010

Simple spring integration testing

Spring has had a really nice unit test framework available for a while now, but the documentation can be a bit daunting. Here’s a super-simple example of adding dependency injection to an integration test:

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Defensibility as an touchstone for development decisions

The topic for this “Software Development Mantras” post is “defensibility.” First, let me introduce the concept of “TIMTOWDI” (pronounced “tim-toady”). It’s an acronym for “there is more than one way to do it,” and software development may be unique in … Continue reading

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Completely Correct DRY Simplicity

This is the first in (what may be a series) of posts where I’ll share some concepts, or mantras, that I’ve found helpful in my experiences with software development. The following are some of the lowest hanging fruit. These should … Continue reading

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How to fix the wifi on a HP Mini 110 Netbook running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala)

Installing Karmic Koala from a USB drive proved to be a bit less than effortless. First off the http and ftp servers for the netbook-reloaded ISO images were really slow, and for some odd reason there aren’t any bittorrent links … Continue reading

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