Some Assembly Required: Using Doc Comments as Agent Instructions Software .NET AI Libraries Anybody who has assembled IKEA furniture knows the story: a wordless booklet, a bag of cam locks, a stamped-metal hex key, and a cartoon person who seems inexplicably delighted about their situation. The booklet does a pretty good job of telling you that dowel A goes in hole B.
Testing Software at the Right Focal Length Software Testing People generally agree that software should have automated tests. The trouble starts when you ask what kind. Nobody seems to agree on exactly what “unit test” means versus “integration test,” which tests should use mocked dependencies, or which should talk to real databases and external APIs.
Build Software Like a Sitcom Writers Room Software Engineering Culture Film & TV In 2007, the Writers Guild of America went on strike for 99 days, from November 5, 2007 to February 12th, 2008. The strike had the effect of interrupting the production of TV series midway through their seasons. The writers were on strike over their lack of residuals from DVD sales, but actors and crews (being represented by separate unions) were not. Many shows were required by contract to continue filming any already-scripted episodes, but without input from the striking writers.
