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Nathan Bedford Forrest Day

Nathan Bedford Forrest Day

> Not to be That Guy, but I got to say it: America has always been like this. I wish I had listened to people of color more closely so I would have realized it decades ago, instead of just in the last few years. — Al Sweigart (@AlSweigart) July 12, 2019

How to crash an airplane

How to crash an airplane

All of the controls are dead; flying by controlling thrust - exclusively and the pilot had the wherewithal to use the word we to describe their choices.

Eiffel's Tower

Eiffel's Tower

Sometimes, in order to get things done you have to get down to it and negotiate and play the political game.

The building built on stilts

The building built on stilts

Disaster Averted with transparency, focusing on solutions, and avoiding blame. Nickolas Means tells yet another fantastic story about

Who Destroyed Three Mile Island?

Who Destroyed Three Mile Island?

Not only is this an insightful story about the Three Mile Island Accident, it is also inspirational and deeper than you might expect.

Use Strong Testing Harnesses

Use Strong Testing Harnesses

What qualities does a strong testing framework have? What guidelines should developers use when choosing one? Why do those guidelines matter? What tools would I recommend?

ATDD - A principled approach

ATDD - A principled approach

I have built 6 such frameworks over the last 10 years, some more successful than others. The following are my responses to common criticisms and some notes on how you can use ATDD to achieve your own development goals.

Write Automated Tests

Write Automated Tests

We all forget things, Some of these things are very important, Apologies only go so far

Growing a blog.

Growing a blog.

There were points when I didn't understand my voice, and when I felt it was inappropriate to be talking about some of the technologies I have been working with.