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Command/Query Separation

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Objects contain both state (data) and methods, and methods should be classifiable into commands that change state and queries that introspect state. The...

Worthy of Praise

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I’ve really enjoyed Timothy Fitz’s new blog, he’s sold me on Continuous Deployment, named the benefits automation I never put my finger on, and more...

Done at the Post

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Yesterday was my last day at the Washington Post. I don’t have a lot to add to my update 6 weeks ago; aside from some updates to the database of Guantanamo...

Markoff’s Gated Community Should Die in a Fire

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
A couple friends have asked me about John Markoff’s NYT pieceasking after a business and family-friendly Internet. Let me be blunt: Markoff is continuing...

Web Game

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
The big project I’ve mentioned is a web-based game: in 5-20 minutes per day, you recruit and send out your roster of secret agents on operations from...

NearbyGamers To-Do List

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
NearbyGamers has been growing steadily without a lot of direct action on my part. I’ve been bugfixing and moderating, but aside from some performance...

Small Plans

almost 3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
My last day at the Post is Feb 20, and I’m headed to Chicago on the 22nd. I’ll be helping a family member recover from surgery, so my schedule (both...

Giving Notice

~3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Today I gave notice that my last day at the Washington Post will be February 20. The primary reason is that I need to take time off to help a family member...

Linearization of the Playing Field

~3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
It bugs me when people say that tools like Amazon’s EC2 and S3 “level the playing field”. They really don’t, the playing field is still as tilted...

OpenOffice.org Losing Viability

~3 years ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
OpenOffice.org developer Michael Meeks analyzed 2008 commit data to show that the project is losing steam: decreasing numbers of commits, developers, and...