Author Archives: Owen Pellegrin
Is parameterized logic always harmful?
I’ve read plenty of times that parameterized logic is considered harmful in testable design. What’s parameterized logic? It’s stuff like this: int Calculate(int lhs, int rhs, Operation op) { if (Operation == Operation.Add) { return lhs + rhs; } else … Continue reading
How do you solve multiple asserts?
I’ve been studying unit testing for a few months, and trying to practice a more TDD approach to writing code. The most influential book that inspired this is Roy Osherove’s The Art of Unit Testing. It’s a great introduction to … Continue reading
MSDN Redesign Number Ten Million
Microsoft has updated MSDN again for what feels like the third or fourth time in a couple of years. Microsoft is really concerned with making sure it’s easy for new developers to pick up .NET, but I don’t think this … Continue reading
Start gVim with Tab Pages or Windows
I’ve recently started using gVim more when I work with text files, and it makes me sad that I ever quit using it. I’ll write more about why I think Vim is awesome in another post; this is another “It … Continue reading
Is it right to drill so close inland?
Yesterday I asked this question and left it unanswered because I didn’t want to rush. I’ve spent a little time thinking about it and I know what I want to say. First, a disclosure. The oil industry has been very … Continue reading
The Gulf Oil Spill
What a fine mess. I’m mostly uninformed about the spill because the only source of news I really follow is “people talking on Twitter”. I got a little angry about what some people were saying the other day and @hotgazpacho … Continue reading
Infinite Space
Infinite Space is an RPG for the Nintendo DS published by SEGA. It was developed by Platinum Games, a publisher with a stellar track record if you count their Clover days as well. Here’s what you’d expect from the back … Continue reading
The Flaming Lips Part 2: The Prequel
Here’s part 2 of my The Flaming Lips concert post, in which I discuss the pre-show stuff. I’ll talk about Austin Music Hall in general some other time; Yelp’s reviews are pretty accurate for now. Pre-Show This got too big … Continue reading
Miniblog
I started a Tumblr blog. I’ve had an account on Tumblr for a few weeks now, and mostly what I did with it was try to find out what kind of purpose I might find for it. After fooling around … Continue reading
The Flaming Lips
Oh March 12, 2010, The Flaming Lips played at Austin Music Hall. This show is on my “top 5 events of my life and stuff I’ll probably reflect on when I’m dying” list. It was incredible. I have pages of … Continue reading