Just A Minor Patch
So obviously testing is important. That’s not exactly deeply insightful; we all know this. Even the slightest, most unassuming change can have weird effects....
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You Are In A Legacy Codebase
YOU ARE IN A LEGACY CODEBASE > RUN TESTS YOU HAVE NO TESTS > READ SPEC YOU HAVE NO SPEC > WRITE FIX YOU ARE E...
What If It’s Null?
You find odd bits in any code base, especially one of significant age, with a few dozen different developers, that has gone through massive refactoring and r...
Reminded of RealPlayer
I have recently been reminded several times of RealPlayer, an application I had pushed far to the back of my mind.
Just Works
Read this post from Dr. Drang concerning bugginess of Mail in OS X Mavericks (and mentions in passing issues with iCal, Address Book, and Messages).