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AutoMapper and Test Data Builders

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I’ve recently been tinkering with WCF and, as many people already know, writing data transfer objects is a pain in the balls. Nobody likes writing repetitive...

Debug.Assert vs. Exceptions

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“When should I use Debug.Assert and when should I use exceptions?” - It’s a fairly sensible question to ask, but you’ve got to sift through a lot of articles...

Mouse Input in FPS Games

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Am I the only PC gamer that is really, really fussy about mouse input? I say this because it feels like every other PC game I play comes with default input s...

Avoiding the file system

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Going from experience and, as illustrated by Misko’s recent presentation, the more dependencies you have on your environment, the less trustworthy and mainta...

No longer a software engineer in test

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.. I’ve swapped jobs at Realtime Worlds; I’m now a plain ol’ software engineer. As a result, there’ll be no more test engineering for me.