The software in space podcast (by se-radio) put me into thoughts about finding ways to improve code quality. First of all, I think that using void methods in languages that support exceptions is not very useful. Instead, I prefer using idioms like the boolean return value and single exit point. …

The se-radio podcast about building a platform contains many useful tips, but the most important IMHO are (1) the importance of the API, (2) "eating your own dog food".

The API should be easy to use. This means that it should be intuitive for the users, which in this case are programmers. Note that …

I usually go at work by bicycle and to spend my cycling time efficiently I listen to the podcasts of  se-radio. I have this idea of sharing my thoughts about the things being said in the podcasts but I'm not sure if it is going to work well. But anyway...

Today's podcast was about Erlang. Erlang …