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I'm an Australian software developer working in the Oil & Gas industry. Programming in C#, WPF and Go. Big Raspberry Pi fan. I'm on twitter @dodgy_coder and write a blog at dodgycoder.net


Apr
8
comment Term for accidental features
I've heard the term "Bloombug" used to describe a bug which makes the developer some money, or generates sales.
Feb
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awarded  Booster
Feb
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Feb
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Dec
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awarded  Nice Answer
Sep
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awarded  Yearling
Sep
7
comment How can I convince my boss that ANSI C is inadequate for our new project?
@dan04 totally agree. I've also found porting C code much more error prone than C#, especially on embedded linux.
Aug
31
comment Can we create desktop application with Ruby?
Good points. 'Closed' environments like MacRuby or Ruby Motion also avoid this problem by tightly controlling exactly which libraries are available to the runtime.
Aug
29
revised Can we create desktop application with Ruby?
added an additional example
Aug
29
answered Can we create desktop application with Ruby?
Aug
8
comment Do I need to use an interface when only one class will ever implement it?
Sounds more like lasagne-code or baklava-code to me - code with too many layers. ;-)
Aug
8
answered Do I need to use an interface when only one class will ever implement it?
Jul
30
comment Why can't the IT industry deliver large, faultless projects quickly as in other industries?
This is a better example of high quality software: 420,000 lines and bug free: the software that powered the Space Shuttle. Mind you, there was enormous costs associated with getting this sort of quality.
Jul
26
revised Is there any design pattern except MVC for web?
typo
Jul
26
answered Is there any design pattern except MVC for web?
Jul
25
answered How to motivate co-workers to write unit-tests?
Jul
16
answered What is a good toy example to teach version control?
Jul
2
revised At what point can I say I've “learned” a language?
added a postscript remark.
Jul
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answered At what point can I say I've “learned” a language?
Jul
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