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Posted by chrism - Created: 2010-01-01

Imperative Configuration in BFG 1.2

A short description of the "imperative configuration" mode present in BFG 1.2+.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-31

View Dispatch Is Not An Adapter Lookup

The traditional Zope worldview that says that view dispatch is an adapter lookup is not optimal.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-30

Repozecast #5 Released

The repozecast podcast, episode #5.

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Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-28

2009 Meme

Response to the 2009 meme that Tarek started.

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Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-25

Documentation is the Differentiator

Documentation quality is becoming the differentiator between project success and failure.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-23

Service Process Fascination

Why "service process" fascination is often a symptom of poor design.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-21

Absolutely Sure He Shouldn't Have It

Indeed, select people probably shouldn't have it (via Chris Rossi).

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-04

Unit Test Dependency Injections

I'm sure I'm reinventing the wheel on some axis, but as the result of some thought, I've created a small unit testing dependency injection framework.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-12-02

My ZCA Thoughts Summary

Lately there's been some conversation on zope-dev about the future of the "zope.component" package, which is the package that provides "the Zope Component Architecture", more or less. I make some proposals here and take some positions.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-11-09

easy_install, Baby, Why Do You Make Me Hit You?

We were getting along so well...

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Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-11-03

Worse Is Better

Sometimes you just need to understand that "worse is better" to make it all better.

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Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-10-21

The Side Effect Benefit of 100% Statement Coverage

I've noticed a side-effect benefit of requiring 100% code statement coverage within the open source projects I manage.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-10-19

Import Time Side Effects and You

Let's learn about import time side effects.

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Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-09-30

You're the Smartest Guy In The Room

.. but please, try to restrain yourself.

Posted by chrism - Created: 2009-09-05

Compiling Python 2.4 on A 32-Bit Mac with Snow Leopard

Python 2.4 on a 32-bit Mac using Snow Leopard without a buildout.

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