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Object-Oriented vs Functional Programming-Why Not Both?

Exploring the Fusion of Paradigms

Dec 17, 2024

Object-Oriented vs Functional Programming-Why Not Both?

Dec 17, 2024

Craft over Art

Always Useful, Sometimes Beautiful

Dec 21, 2023

Craft over Art

Dec 21, 2023

Perfectly Imperfect Code

Why We Should Let Go of Perfection as Software Engineers

Dec 19, 2023

Perfectly Imperfect Code

Dec 19, 2023

Why Dumb Tests are Smart 🧠

Writing tests that help evolve a system is hard, and you get there by avoiding smart tests while preferring dumb ones. Let’s dive in.

Feb 18, 2023

Why Dumb Tests are Smart 🧠

Feb 18, 2023

How to Name Interfaces, Abstract Classes, and Their Implementations 🏷

Naming abstract types and their implementations is challenging. Learn why you should avoid names like IRepository, RepositoryImpl, and…

Dec 11, 2022

Name tag and post title

Dec 11, 2022

The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development 💎

Why do people apply TDD? Here’s a secret: it’s not for the tests. Learn about the actual goal and values hidden under the surface of…

Sep 13, 2022

The Real Reasons for Doing Test-Driven Development 💎

Sep 13, 2022

5 Must-Read Books for Apprentice Software Developers 📚

Which books should you read as a software developer? These five titles will give you a great start.

Jul 24, 2022

5 Must-Read Books for Apprentice Software Developers 📚

Jul 24, 2022

🕹 How To Use Exercism To Learn Programming Languages

Want to learn a new programming language, but don’t know where to start? Exercism might be what you’ve been looking for…

Jun 13, 2022

🕹 How To Use Exercism To Learn Programming Languages

Jun 13, 2022

📕 Implementing Domain-Driven Design Review

Implementing Domain-Driven Design aka The Red Book. I held high expectations for this title, did it deliver? Find out in this review.

May 13, 2022

📕 Implementing Domain-Driven Design Review

May 13, 2022

📘 Book Review: Technical Blogging

Are you thinking about starting a technical blog? Technical Blogging might be the book for you. Learn why in this review.

Apr 15, 2022

📘 Book Review: Technical Blogging

Apr 15, 2022

🏋️ The Might of Microtypes

Ints, Doubles, Strings. We work with primitives all the time, but did you know they can hurt your Software Design? Microtypes can help!

Mar 5, 2022

🏋️ The Might of Microtypes

Mar 5, 2022

🔥 5 Tweaks for a Productive Terminal

The terminal is a developer’s best friend. I’ll introduce five ways to make it an even better companion to your workflow.

Jan 17, 2022

🔥 5 Tweaks for a Productive Terminal

Jan 17, 2022

⚗️ Concocting the Battleship Code Kata

B1. Miss. A2. Hit. That’s right, it’s Battleship! I created a Code Kata for this nostalgic game. Learn all about it in this post.

Dec 29, 2021

⚗️ Concocting the Battleship Code Kata

Dec 29, 2021

📘 Book Review: Domain-Driven Design

The “Blue Book” is a classic among software developers. What makes it so renowned? Is it that good? Find out in this review.

Oct 27, 2021

DDD book cover

Oct 27, 2021

🥋 How to become a better developer with CodeKatas

Practice makes perfect, and we developers can hone our skills with the CodeKata.

Aug 8, 2021

🥋 How to become a better developer with CodeKatas

Aug 8, 2021

🔨 Maintainable tests with Test Data Builders

Refactoring and then spend hours changing your tests? Not sure what a test does? Test Data Builders to the rescue!

Aug 8, 2021

🔨 Maintainable tests with Test Data Builders

Aug 8, 2021

☕ Improving Software Design with Role Interfaces

Role Interfaces offer a different perspective on the Interface in OOP. Learn what benefits this type of interface can bring your software…

Jul 16, 2021

☕ Improving Software Design with Role Interfaces

Jul 16, 2021

Roy Straub

Roy Straub

Software Engineer @ NS. Passionate about Software Craftsmanship. Happily coding since 2010. Find my latest content on www.codecraftr.nl

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