Setting up a Multithreaded Server in Java

I was delighted to start working on building an HTTP server in Java, breaking away from the tic-tac-toe component of my residency.

My latest task was to convert my server to handle multiple, concurrent requests from clients or to…

10 Rules for Formatting Your Code

The functionality that you create today has a good chance of changing in the next release, but the readability of your code will have a profound effect on all the changes that will ever be made. The coding style and readability set precedents that continue to affect…

Multimethods in Clojure

I am continuously amazed by tic-tac-toe. Implementing the game is definitely a good practice in learning a new…

Full Disclosure: Privacy in Clojure

Private methods are an interesting thing to observe in Clojure.

The Naming Checklist

Naming is everywhere and everything.

Breaking Down Minimax

This blog post is a documentation of how I wrote (read: fixed) my minimax algorithm for Clojure tic-tac-toe. I had written it and believed I had figured it out, but it took quite a few iterations before I was able to troubleshoot the issue. Since this is not an intro to minimax (and there…

If Marie Kondo Was a Coder

Upon first exposure to clean code, I knew that I wanted to spend the rest of my professional career as a…

Polymorphism Through Protocols

Take a look at the following code, which prompts the current player for a move. If the current player is…

Objects & Data Structures in Java

By now, we have established the need for abstraction and importance of hiding implementation. Abstraction is extensible and allows for code to be re-purposed. Ultimately, it reduces redundant code while also maintaining separation of concerns. For instance, details of…