Review: Structured Programming (Dahl, Dijkstra, and Hoare)

Structured Programming, by O.-J. Dahl, E.W. Dijkstra, and C.A.R. Hoare. Academic Press, 1972. This year (2012) is the 40th anniversary of this text, but it holds up well. It consists of three essays: “Notes on Structured Programming” by E.W. Dijkstra Continue reading Review: Structured Programming (Dahl, Dijkstra, and Hoare)

Review: Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns (Nilsson)

Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns: With Examples in C# and .NET, by Jimmy Nilsson. Addison-Wesley, 2006. Stir together Eric Evans’ Domain-Driven Design with Martin Fowler’s Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, mix in C# code, and you’ve got the flavor of this Continue reading Review: Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns (Nilsson)

Review – Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests

Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests, by Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce, ISBN 0-321-50362-7    Freeman and Pryce explain Test-Driven Development through an extended example. (They have a somewhat different perspective than I do, with much heavier use of mock objects. Continue reading Review – Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests