This is the 73rd step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 72nd Step, read it. What is Singleton Pattern? Singleton Pattern is one of the software design pattern mentioned in the Gang Of Four’s design patterns book. This design pattern describes restricting the instantiation of…

This is the 72nd Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 71st Step, read it. What is REINVENT THE WHEEL? “To Reinvent the wheel is to duplicate a basic method that has already previously been created or optimized by others.” ~ Wiki So, why reinvent the wheel? When we think we want to get intimate…

This is Part II: Chapter 1of the Working Effectively With Legacy Code series. If you haven’t read the previous Part I: Chapter 5. PART II: Changing Software Chapter 1: I Don’t Have Much Time and I Have to Change It. It Happens Someplace Every Day Your boss comes in. He says, “Clients are clamoring for this feature. Can we get it done today?” “I don’t know.” You…

This is Chapter 5 of the Working Effectively With Legacy Code series. If you haven’t read the previous Chapter 4. Part 1: Mechanics of Change: Chapter 5: Tools You need to know what tools you need when you work with legacy code. …

This is the 71st Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 70th Step, read it. People write software with people for people. It’s people business. …

This is the 70th Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 69th Step, read it. You’ve got to be willing to read other people’s code, then write your own, then have other people review your code ~ Bill Gates We love writing code, but when…

This is the 69th Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 68th Step, read it. To every problem we face, we need to focus to find the solution. Sometimes, enforcing focus to solve the problem at hand, might cause the focus to be lost. …

This is the 68th Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 67th Step, read it. What is Version Control? It is a component of Software Configuration Management which tracks the changes to documents or changes in the software code. …

This is the 67th Step towards gaining the Programming Enlightenment series. If you didn’t learn the 66th Step, read it. What is a Professional Programmer? The single most important trait of a professional programmer is personal responsibility. …