Matt ClarkeImprove Your Tests by being an Evil CoderNote: this article assumes you’re somewhat familiar with the idea of Test-Driven Development.Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
Matt Clarke“Business needs vs. Customer needs” is a False Dichotomy“We have to balance the customer’s needs with the business needs”.Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
Matt ClarkeBeyond DRY — Why Redundancy Makes Your Code More Robust and Less FragileAnti-Fragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a goldmine of practical ideas for software developers, despite it not being a software…Jan 28, 2019Jan 28, 2019
Matt ClarkeHow Google’s Halo Effect is affecting the Android communityIf you work in the tech industry, you might have heard of the term “HiPPO” — the “Highest Paid Person’s Opinion”. The retail store chain…Jul 5, 2018Jul 5, 2018
Matt ClarkeThe Case for Constraint: Why Fewer Options Mean Less Procrastination and More CreativityI don’t know about you, but I waste more time on weekends than I would like. Despite having a rough idea of some meaningful or productive…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
Matt ClarkeDistraction-Free Reading for your Android app — Part IOne app that I’ve had on every phone I’ve owned since 2013 is Pocket. If you haven’t heard of it, it lets you save any articles you come…Jul 5, 20172Jul 5, 20172
Matt ClarkeUnit testing HAPI-FHIR — how to compare model objectsIf you’re a Java/JVM developer working in the healthcare domain today, chances are you’re using the popular open-source HAPI-FHIR library…Nov 1, 20162Nov 1, 20162