I first learned about software craftsmanship from Corey Haines, when he talked about it at OpenAgile Romania 2009. I’ve noticed many times that entering a movement depends a lot on who explains it to you, and Corey was the perfect person to do that. For those of you who don’t know him from his travels, speeches, classes and tours, he’s an easy going, soft speaking guy...
Human Computer Interfaces
There are two ways to have a conversation with your computer: by discussing directly with the application or computer (Command Line Interface or CLI) or by discussing with a metaphor of the computer (Graphical User Interface or GUI). Both have advantages and disadvantages. CLIs are very powerful and provide a real environment for discussion: the user writes their command or question and the...
Computer Programming
June 30, 2009, Bucharest Computer programming is a mean of communication. You communicate using a language with two very different types of interlocutors: computers (obviously) and people (not so obvious). When talking to the computer, you have to be very careful at clarifying each nuance of your story. Computers don’t know how to interpret multiple means of the same word and phrase; you...
What I’ve learned from J.B. Rainsberger and Corey Haines
I had the unique opportunity to spend about a week with J.B. Rainsberger (website and second website) and Corey Haines (website), in what proved my best learning experience of the last few years.