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In almost all cases, I'm oppos...

In almost all cases, I'm opposed to setting aside time for refactoring. In my view refactoring is not an activity you set aside time to do. Refactoring is something you do all the time in little bursts.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

A pattern is an idea that has ...

A pattern is an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

Continuous Integration is a so...

Continuous Integration is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently, usually each person integrates at least daily - leading to multiple integrations per day. Each integration is verified by an automated build (including test) to detect integration errors as quickly as possible. Many teams find that this approach leads to significantly reduced integration problems and allows a team to develop cohesive software more rapidly.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

Comprehensiveness is the enemy...

Comprehensiveness is the enemy of comprehensibility.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

So I hope I've made clear that...

So I hope I've made clear that imposing agile methods is a very red flag.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

Never in the annals of softwar...

Never in the annals of software engineering was so much owed by so many to so few lines of code

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

It is impossible not to notice...

It is impossible not to notice Ruby on Rails. It has had a huge effect both in
and outside the Ruby community... Rails has become a standard to which even
well-established tools are comparing themselves to.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

Any fool can write code that a...

Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

I find that writing unit tests...

I find that writing unit tests actually increases my programming speed

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

One of the things I've been tr...

One of the things I've been trying to do is look for simpler or rules underpinning good or bad design. I think one of the most valuable rules is avoid duplication. 'Once and only once' is the Extreme Programming phrase.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

...if you're afraid to change ...

...if you're afraid to change something it is clearly poorly designed.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

When you actually sit down to ...

When you actually sit down to write some code, you learn things that you didn't get from thinking about them in modeling terms...there is a feedback process there that you can only really get at from executing some things and seeing what works

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

I can't choose whether someone...

I can't choose whether someone is offended by my actions. I can choose whether I care.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

Now I'm a pretty lazy person a...

Now I'm a pretty lazy person and am prepared to work quite hard in order to avoid work.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

I can only think of so many go...

I can only think of so many good ideas in a week. Having other people contribute makes my life easier.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

When to use iterative developm...

When to use iterative development? You should use iterative development only on projects that you want to succeed.

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

I've learned to always avoid s...

I've learned to always avoid saying 'always'

Martin Fowler 21 quotes

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