by Ruben Hamers | Oct 24, 2023 | Pragmatic Programmer
#begin How to Balance Resources The next section of the book is about how you should or can balance resources. I think this concept is far more important in languages without garbage collection like c or c++ but David and Thomas will also talk about how to do...
by Ruben Hamers | Oct 6, 2023 | Pragmatic Programmer
#begin When to Use Exceptions Next up we get to the section I hinted at before and it’s about exceptions. We discussed the mindset of failing fast and the fact funny statement that dead programs tell no lies. David an Andrew rightfully admit that if you throw...
by Ruben Hamers | Sep 25, 2023 | Pragmatic Programmer
#begin Assertive Programming Let’s check out a section about assertive programming. We also talked about this earlier while discussing Design by Contract. Assertions allow you to use the compiler for certain conditions. Not just during testing, but also at...
by Ruben Hamers | Sep 7, 2023 | Pragmatic Programmer
#begin Dead Programs Tell no Lies The next section of the book is called Dead Programs Tell no Lies, haha. This refers back to something we talked about earlier. We need to fail fast in order to be able to pin down problems in he code properly. That’s what they...
by Ruben Hamers | Aug 31, 2023 | Pragmatic Programmer
#begin Design by Contract David and Thomas say that on of the best solutions for ensuring plain dealings is by contract. We have probably signed lots of contracts before like an employment contract, a mortgage or maybe a lease for a car. These contracts specify...
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