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Inheritance is like Jenga 25 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
These last few days, I have been working on a piece of our codebase that accidentally got very inheritance heavy. When it comes to inheritance versus composition, there are a few widely accepted rule...
But I already wrote it 18 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
A few weeks ago, we set out to implement a feature that enabled back office users to set a new rate ahead of time. With our analyst and the involved user being out of the office for days, we had to so...
Eventual consistent domain events with RavenDB and IronMQ 11 Aug 2013 | 01:42 am
Working on side projects, I often find myself using RavenDB for storage and IronMQ for queueing. I wrote about that last one before here and here. One project I'm working on right now makes use of do...
When your commands spell CUD 4 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
A good while ago, I blogged on commands (and queries). After exploring various flavors, I eventually settled on this one; commands, handlers and an in-memory bus that serves as a command executor. Co...
The last cowboy 16 Jul 2013 | 08:46 am
After seventeen days, 2000 miles (3220km), seven states, eight national parks and fifteen motels, our second USA road trip has come to an end. Inspired, and with new insights, we're leaving for Belgiu...
The road goes on forever 15 Jul 2013 | 07:51 am
We didn’t get to see a lot of Salt Lake City. Before heading to Idaho Falls, we hung around at the mall, feasted on Sushi, and bought new hiking shoes since ours literally fell apart. Since Idaho Fal...
The long highway 12 Jul 2013 | 10:13 am
We’re past halfway our trip and we need to make headway if we want to stay on schedule and reach Yellowstone by Sunday. Long, but pleasant drives; if you’re used to Belgian traffic. Yesterday we visi...
Stairway to heaven 10 Jul 2013 | 10:04 am
These last two days have been rather tiring. Yesterday we drove up to Bryce Canyon, where we did the Queen’s Garden and Navajo Loop hike, which was only 3 miles (5km) but was rather strenuous because ...
She said yes! 9 Jul 2013 | 10:42 am
Since our stay in Vegas was rather short, we selected some things we failed to do last time. For me, shooting a gun was definitely on that list. Although I'm not that big on gun culture - seems to me ...
Fireworks, Tequila and Silvertown Blues 7 Jul 2013 | 09:30 am
After a strenuous drive from Los Angeles to San Diego, we took advantage of the mild climate to unwind at San Diego’s Aquatica. Being the 4th of July, we joined the festivities and watched the firewo...
