Posts Tagged ‘abstraction’
Playing in a sandbox: what every software developer should be encouraged to do
[updated 2009-12-24]
It amazes me how often this simple practice eludes modern software companies.
A sandbox is a setup on your local machine which allows you to:
1. check out software from source control, and
2. build and test changes or additions.
To (2), I should perhaps add “without making a fool of yourself or jeopardizing the fruits of everyone [...]


Sebeck and Mantz cruised through town with the strobes flashing but no siren. No need to alarm anyone. From his unmarked Crown Victoria, Sebeck watched the unsuspecting citizenry - the tax base on power walks. They'd have something to talk about tonight at Pilates class.