About Packages

I hope we all agree that methods an classes should be small and have only few dependencies. This point of view is widely accepted, while the interpretation of “small” varies. There is lots of literature out there about this. But what about packages? Some people consider packages just as namespaces. So packages are just things [...]

Plans for My Next Project

About two years ago I made some plans for my next project. My time on that project is almost over because I’m switching companies. So it is time to review those plans and make new plans for the next project. Lets start with the review: Earlier Tests – One reason we didn’t produce as many tests [...]

Posted in: Softwaredevelopment by Jens Schauder 1 Comment

Where is your Mentor?

Back in the days when I had my lack of experience as an excuse to explain my mistakes I was sometimes wondering: “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mentor?” What I didn’t realize until a couple months ago was that my mentors were all around me all the time. My cousin who introduced me [...]

Posted in: The Rest by Jens Schauder 1 Comment