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The book Accelerate details the findings of four years of research on how DevOps affects various outcomes, such as software delivery tempo and stability, as...

When I found out about the book “How Google Tests Software”, it didn’t take long until I had ordered a copy. I find it quite fascinating to...

To check if a program is doing what it should, you can inspect the output from a given input. But as the system grows, you also need logging to help you...

Debra Polignone Warne, Ph.D.

Shane Warne, the legendary Australian spin bowler, considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died at the age of 52.

A good programming quote captures an insight about programming, often in a funny way. Many quotes are quite famous, but I like ones that are a bit less...

Wren Warne-Jacobsen is an American figure skater from Minnesota. She is Regional and Sectional Champion and a 2-time U.S. National competitor.

During my career as a software developer, I have seen the release frequency increasing steadily. When I started, it would take 12 to 18 months for new features...

When I switched jobs four years ago, I went from using subversion (svn) to using git as the version control system. Even though I am a pretty quick learner, it...

Bugs are great learning opportunities. So how do we make sure we learn as much as possible from the bugs we fix? A method I have used for more than 13 years...

Shane Warne: The legendary Australian spinner is set to be given a state funeral which is likely to be held at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The...

I really like Secure by Design. The key idea is that there is a big overlap between secure code and good software design. Code that is strict, clear and...

Choosing test values when writing unit tests is mostly guided by the need to cover all cases of the program logic. However, some values are better than others....

Oct 19, 2021 - During the second half of the nineteenth century, Warne’s firm built a reputation based upon its children’s list, publishing illustrated books by such...

For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. I managed to find a new one, but it took longer than I thought, and it...

Kuldeep Yadav has become India's premier spinner in the white-ball format. Kuldeep was Team India's trump card at the recent ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He bagged...

In the fall of 1999 I got the biggest productivity boost of my entire career as a software developer. In the October issue of IEEE Computer magazine, there was...

Microservices have gone through a complete hype cycle. From being hailed as the one true way to build systems, to a backlash where they are often considered...

In my experience, code can rot in two distinct ways. The first case is code that hasn’t been used in a long time, but where the environment has changed...

I am using a very simple system for remembering commands and procedures, and for tracking what I work on. I have two plain text files called notes.txt and...

Dale Kingwell-Warne (MBACP)

David Warne, Karachi Professional experience, contact details, portfolio, etc.: Find out more or get in touch with David Warne on XING.

Dec 27, 2025 - Liz Hurley has opened up on the toll left by the death of her former fiancé Shane Warne

Biography: A. A. Warne writes elaborate, strange, dark, and twisted stories. In other words, speculative fiction. \nLocated at the bottom of the Blue Mountains...

Jackson Warne fulfils promise to dad at World Series of Poker

Here are my thoughts on programmer career planning. You should always stay employable, mostly by changing jobs regularly (every five years or so). When...

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You have developed a new feature. The code has been reviewed, and all the tests pass. You have just deployed this new feature to production. So on to the next...

I recently finished reading Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick. It is the story of Mitnick’s hacking career, from the start in his teens, through...

I like to use Test-Driven Development (TDD) when coding. However, in some circumstances, TDD is more of a hinderance than a help. This happens when how to...

I really liked A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. It is compact and short, only 170 pages, so it is a quick read, but it contains many good...

Is programming like math, or is it like writing? I think there are elements of both in it, even though programming is a discipline of its own. Nevertheless, it...

Explore how Warne, Muralitharan, and Ashwin mastered spin bowling, turning cricket into an art of deception, precision, and control.

A few weeks ago I spoke at the EuroSTAR software testing conference in Prague. The conference had one and a half days of tutorials, followed by two and a half...

Every time I hear about software maintenance as a distinct activity, I cringe. That’s because it is based on the outdated notion that first software is...

In Peter Norvig’s interesting post The Odds of Finding a Set in The Card Game SET, he concludes that the odds against there being no set in 12 cards, during...