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Notes on Gary Bernhardt's "Boundaries" talk

https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/boundaries

• test doubles
• test isolation example: Sweeper
  • win: enables test-driven design
  • win: outside-in tdd (top-down)
  • win: fast tests
• lose: mocks and stubs may diverge from reality

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Notes on Robert Martin's "Architecture: the Lost Years" talk

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpkDN78P884

• 7:00 structure of a typicaly rails app
  • top level dir structure communicates that it is a rails app, not what the app actually does
  • the web is just a delivery mechanism, just a detail, yet it dominates your project structure
• floorplan of a library, church, etc
  • the top-level structure of these buildings conveys their intent / purpose
• why are we reflecting the web framework rather than the intent of the app?