Versatile Programmer Podcast
ui testing development gui software | Episodes | Sunday June 01, 2008 | By JC Mann
What
Hallway Usability Testing was coined by Joel Spolsky .
JC calls it the spouse test.
Always test your software. Duh!
But, if your software has a GUI component, be sure to test it with real users.
This doesn't have to be a...
Versatile Programmer Podcast
performance jvm tuning runtime java testing database | Episodes | Monday May 26, 2008 | By JC Mann
Techniques for improving the runtime performance of your application.
Background
JC worked at a company that had service level agreements (SLA) for transaction response time and system throughput.
Bill worked at a company that had to improve...
Versatile Programmer Podcast
diagramming expressions database regular testing regex graphics network unit | Episodes | Monday April 28, 2008 | By JC Mann
These are skills that are not core to what developers do, but are helpful to have. Spend the time now to learn these skills before you really need them.
Image Editing
Be able to make simple icon tweaks.
Quickly clean up images for user...
Versatile Programmer Podcast
testing development software continuous intergration debug unit | Episodes | Saturday April 19, 2008 | By JC Mann
What It Is
Do we really need to describe it?
Ideally you should have unit tests that exercises 100% of your code.
What It Is Not
A load tester
End-to-end or integration tester.
Why
To reduce the number of bugs....