Code Buddy

Used sensibly the move away from centralised to distributed source control management offers more benefits than it does drawbacks. Used unwisely it could take us back to the days of Big Bang Integration
Branching Privately
Irrespective of the number of meetings attended or PowerPoint slides produced, developers communicate in one language, and one language only – the [...]

Want to know how to find duplicate code in your code base quickly and easily? Want to be able to sniff out the most pungent of code smells in double quick time? You’ve come to the right place.
Smells
If your not familiar with the idea of code smells, the be sure to check out Martin [...]

We’re all very good at pointing out whats wrong with code. There are even websites dedicated to exposing and ridiculing bad code and bad design, such as the daily wtf. We all encounter code that isn’t “right” on a daily basis, but how often do we do something about it and let our actions speak [...]

For a long time I’ve used overloading, but just recently I’ve been questioning its uses.
Readability
Looking at the call site when invoking an overloaded function its not immediately obvious which method is being called.

find("code buddy");
find(C_PLUS_PLUS);

After a quick look through the overloading options available I can always work out which one will be called – but why [...]