We are Principled: 2nd Edition
We always apply our best efforts to complete our work.
We do not make excuses. —from the 8th Light Principles of Steadily Adding...more.
Eric Meyer
Migrating from RSpec Dynamic Mocks to Surrogate - Part 2
This blog is Part 2 of a series of blogs about migrating to Surrogate. Part 1 can be found here. If you are unfamiliar...more.
Migrating from RSpec Dynamic Mocks to Surrogate - Part 1
Here's the situation: You use RSpec. You like RSpec. But you want more confidence from your tests than you get with RSpec's dynamic mocks while...more.
Composition over Mixins
This is not the first post cautioning the use of modules on our blog. However, while I do mostly agree with the points raised...more.
Advice for Novice Mentors
In the past year I've started to shift into mentoring more, both at 8th Light and outside of 8th Light. Despite having been a craftsman...more.
Hello iOS Development
When first getting started with iOS development, there were very little resources to get up and started. And with the strict NDA Apple had...more.
Doing a Good Job
What is our job, and how can we do it better?
For a while, I've wanted to write a blog about what it means...more.
Customer Interaction
At 8th Light, they follow a practice of training people through an apprenticeship period. As it is nearing the end of my apprenticeship, my...more.