PragPub: Issue #11

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Issue #11, May 2010

  • The Bruce Tate Interview
    • Behind the scenes with the author of Seven Languages in Seven Weeks.
  • The Floating Finish Line
    • Life isn’t fair, information is never complete, and goals change in mid-project. So why does programmer education pretend otherwise?
  • The Virtues of Mockery
    • Mock objects can be very useful in test-driven design, but they need to be used wisely.
  • When Did That Happen?
    • Dan surveys the history of photography in a series of verbal snapshots, and Kodak appears in almost every shot.

Plus: Up Front, Choice Bits, The Working Geek, Swaine’s World, The Quiz, Calendar, Shady Illuminations