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Burlingame , CA

Mon, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 9 '07
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

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Free

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Rob Myers

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Today's software developers are inundated with information. There is the ever-changing list of bleeding-edge technologies; and also the ever-growing list of good techniques, practices, and methodologies.

Overwhelmed, today's programmer may be wondering "What is at the core of all this? What does good code look like and how do I write it? What is the best way to build software and why? How does this make my job better?!"

I am going to discuss two of today's most intriguing ways to craft code, and show how they are both fundamentally covering the same ground.

• We will go over the core values of Design Patterns. You will understand why you want to learn as many Design Patterns as you can, and why you will never have to learn more than you need.
• We will talk about Test-Driven Development (TDD) and how it helps to build incredibly robust software by turning the process of writing code "on its head." Novices and seasoned experts both find this technique to be indispensable.
• We will talk about the handful of "code qualities" that are reflected in all Design Patterns, and are the underlying goals behind every TDD refactoring. We will discuss the "why" as well as the "what."

In other words, you will take away a list of about a half dozen qualities to keep in mind whenever (and however) you write code. You will know why they are so important to you, as an individual programmer, and why they are important to the software industry at large.

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Venue/Registration Info

Holiday Inn Express SFO South

1250 Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010
Tel. 650-347-2381
Fax.650-348-8838

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