Month: February 2013

Testing in Scala – How to Test First, Then Develop Effective Code – #programming #bookreview

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Testing in Scala Daniel Hinojosa (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) In test-driven development (TDD), a software developer first creates some specific tests that are intended to fail and then writes code that is good enough to pass the tests. After that, the code is refactored, improved to make it better and easier to maintain and extend. … Continue reading Testing in Scala – How to Test First, Then Develop Effective Code – #programming #bookreview

Introducing Erlang – A gentle, effective guide to a challenging programming language – #bookreview

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Introducing Erlang Simon St. Laurent (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) Erlang has come a long way since it began its odd life in the 1980s as a programming language for telephone switching systems, specifically Swedish-made, Ericsson telephone switching systems. Today, the language and its Open Telecom Platform libraries are gaining new converts among serious practitioners of … Continue reading Introducing Erlang – A gentle, effective guide to a challenging programming language – #bookreview

All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

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Seek and ye shall find. That’s the theory behind the still-debated benefits of digging through Big Data to uncover new, overlooked, or forgotten paths to greater profits and greater understanding. Big Data, however, is here to stay (and get bigger). And search is what we do to find and extract useful nuggets and diamonds and … Continue reading All for Search and Search for All: 3 New Books for Putting Search to Work – #bookreview

iPod: The Missing Manual, 11th Edition – A clear, concise keeper for your reference needs – #bookreview

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iPod: The Missing Manual, 11th Edition J.D. Biersdorfer, with David Pogue (O’Reilly – paperback, Kindle) I own and use a small collection of old iPods, including a Shuffle and a Classic. I play them when I exercise and when I work at my computer in a coffee shop and don’t want to listen to the … Continue reading iPod: The Missing Manual, 11th Edition – A clear, concise keeper for your reference needs – #bookreview