Category Archives: Events

Scala.io, seen by a .NET guy

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Pierre IRRMANN

As you might have noticed, I’m a .NET guy. I work on a Microsoft platform, with almost only Microsoft tools. But I happen to also be a functional programming fanboy now. My main interest is in F#, but I’m also … Continue reading →

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Andy Murray as an event source

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Pierre IRRMANN

With Wimbledon’s final this weekend, I recalled that I had not blogged about the “Evil Tennis kata” I played with, a few months ago. Its aim was to compute a tennis score from a series of game events. This kata … Continue reading →

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Potter Kata – Going further – Not following the rule

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Pierre IRRMANN

Last time, I blogged about the Potter Kata, and I carefully followed the advice, which was to only do the minimum required work to pass the tests. This time, I’m going to break the rule and implement a generic solver … Continue reading →

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Potter Kata

Posted on 05/07/2013 by Pierre IRRMANN

Yesterday evening I was running Arolla’s Code Jam, and I suggested that we practice on the Potter Kata. This kata is a tricky one, which seems pretty simple at first, but shows its challenges after a few minutes, and it … Continue reading →

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Alt.net Coding Breakfast – June 2013 Edition

Posted on 18/06/2013 by Pierre IRRMANN

Two weeks ago on Wednesday morning, I went to the latest edition of Alt.Net Coding Breakfast, hosted by Damien Thouvenin of CLT Services. It was my first time there, and I was very pleased with it. The principle is quite … Continue reading →

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