Coding Clarity

Writing simple, clear and readable code.

Browsing Posts published in December, 2007

I read an article the other day on coding horror that discusses size is the enemy of software development. One of the opinions from the article was: If you’re starting a new project, consider using a dynamic language like Ruby, JavaScript, or Python. You may find you can write less code that means more. A [...]

I listened to a great podcast the other day on “Groovy Programming for Java Guys“. It was a really good look into the groovy language and how it relates to Java software development. I’ve sent this to management to try and help them understand better this whole “Groovy” thing. My team has been integrating groovy [...]

I had a Mathematics teacher in High School who used to get very excited over factoring problems where you could simplify expressions by canceling out terms. He used to say it was just like “taking out the garbage”. Taking out the garbage was not usually a fun task but it is surprisingly satisfying to get [...]