Rob Janssen

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Programming from the Ground Up

This book teaches assembly language for x86 processors and the GNU/Linux operating system. Therefore we will be giving all of the examples using the GNU/Linux standard GCC tool set. If you are not familiar with GNU/Linux and the GCC tool set, they will be described shortly.

The inverse of IoC is Control

Sometimes, I look at where the Java developer community is heading and I think to myself: “They’re all doing it wrong!”. This leads naturally to the follow-up thought: “Or am I the only one not getting it?” This time, I’m surprised by people’s affection of IoC containers.

In Defense of Copy & Paste

Adherence to DRY (“Don’t Repeat Yourself”) does not necessarily preclude repetition of code.

Sorting big files using k-way merge sort

In this post I am sharing a code kata we did recently at Sinbadsoft: sorting large files with limited memory. By large files I mean files that would not fit in the available amount of RAM.

Estimation is Evil

What you don’t know can hurt you, especially when you convince yourself that you do know it. Many Agile teams—I believe it’s most Agile teams—get some improvement from applying Agile values, principles, and practices.

Static constructors, part one

Previously on FAIC we saw how easy it was to deadlock a program by trying to do something interesting in a static constructor.1 Static constructors and destructors2 are the two really weird kinds of methods, and you should do as little as possible in them.

Easy 6502

In this tiny ebook I’m going to show you how to get started writing 6502 assembly language. The 6502 processor was massive in the seventies and eighties, powering famous computers like the BBC Micro, Atari 2600, Commodore 64, Apple II, and the Nintendo Entertainment System.

When PR says No but Engineering says Yes

Looks like my post on how MongoDB is broken by design got a response from 10gen PR. It's an illustrative example of how corporate PR can let down regular developers.

Coder To Developer: Introduction

In this episode I dive into what it takes to advance your career, from personal level as well as tips for progressing as fast as possible.

Coder to Developer: The Project

In this episode I talk about things to consider when you finally get the chance to setup your own project as lead developer.

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