🔗 Study Hacks » You Know What You Write: The Textbook Method for Ultra-Learning

Study Hacks » You Know What You Write: The Textbook Method for Ultra-Learning In two cases I spent roughly the same amount of time trying to learn new knowledge. In one case, I efficiently mastered a new area, while in another, I ended up frustrated. The comparison highlights the power of a simple act: describing and organizing information in your own words.

August 26, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 62 words

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via The Clean Architecture | 8th Light by “Uncle” Bob Martin The outer circles are mechanisms. The inner circles are policies. The overriding rule that makes this architecture work is The Dependency Rule . This rule says that source code dependencies can only point inwards . Entities Use Cases Adapters (Controllers, Gateways, Presenters) Frameworks Only Four Circles? No, the circles are schematic. You may find that you need more than just these four....

August 16, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 194 words

🔗 25 Smart Landing Pages for Collecting Leads [10 Tips for Your Next Page] | Unbounce

25 Smart Landing Pages for Collecting Leads [10 Tips for Your Next Page] | Unbounce Use these tips and you’ll be creating pages that convert better. Previews Form headers Form CTA (Call To Action) Encapsulation Ask a question Message match Use video One at a time! The confirmation page Testimonials

August 16, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 50 words

🔗 The Martini FAQ

The Martini FAQ Q: What is a Martini? (1.1) A: Do you want the short answer or the long answer?

August 11, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 20 words

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The MVC and 3-Tier architectures combined (via The Future of Web Development « mvalente.eu/mv.* )

July 29, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 15 words

🔗 Interactive Application Architecture Patterns

Interactive Application Architecture Patterns The Model-View-Controller , Model-View-Presenter , and Presentation-Abstraction-Control patterns are similar in many ways, but have each evolved to address slightly different concerns. This article discusses each pattern along with its history and design motivations to encourage the correct understanding and application of these patterns.

July 29, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 48 words

🏞 Keynote: Architecture the Lost Years

Keynote: Architecture the Lost Years by Robert Martin @ Ruby Midwest 2011 (also on YouTube … and a few weeks later, without slides , on The “A” word. A Discussion About Architecture in a Software Craftsmanship conference ) Images clipped together from… The “Presenter” and “View Model” at 35:28 “The whole Enchilada!” at 37:50 “The Database is a Detail!” at 42:26 Elements summary: Entities — Generic application agnostic data and business rules (e....

July 29, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 172 words

🔗 Cucumber – Making BDD fun

Cucumber – Making BDD fun Cucumber lets software development teams describe how software should behave in plain text. The text is written in a business-readable domain-specific language and serves as documentation, automated tests and development-aid – all rolled into one format.

July 28, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 41 words

📜 Good architecture

A good architecture allows major decisions to be deferred! Robert Cecil Martin Or putting it in another way… A good architecture maximizes the number of decisions NOT made.

July 28, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 28 words

🔗 SOLID (object-oriented design)

SOLID (object-oriented design) A mnemonic acronym introduced by Robert C. Martin in the early 2000s: S : Single responsibility principle — “an object should have only a single responsibility.” O : Open/closed principle — “software entities should be open for extension, but closed for modification.” L : Liskov substitution principle — “objects in a program should be replaceable with instances of their subtypes without altering the correctness of that program.” (see also design by contract ) I : Interface segregation principle — “many client specific interfaces are better than one general purpose interface....

July 28, 2012 Â· 1 min Â· 112 words