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5 Reasons to Love Programming

Guy at a computerIt’s no secret that I love writing code. I’ve been writing software for over a decade, making programming not only my longest-running hobby, but the cornerstone of my career.

Why do I love it so much? Here’s my list.

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October 1st, 2010 at 9:00 am

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Reducing Paranoia with Unit Tests

The green bar is your friend.

Remember long division? Remember how confusing that process was to learn? With me, every long division problem was like a jigsaw puzzle wrapped in a Sudoku wrapped in a Ken-Ken.

Writing software is another activity that can be confusing and error-prone. Programming create lots of loose ends you need to keep track of. And with such a complex activity, how do you know you have arrived at the correct solution?

Enter the unit test: a software development practice designed to reduce bug paranoia and improve how well developers sleep at night.

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September 10th, 2010 at 12:01 am

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