People before tribes
In which a Parable is Related and Betting Strategies are Considered
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Aardvark: Friend Bandicoot, I heard an interesting story recently. Perhaps you might find it edifying.
Bandicoot: Oh, goody! I do like stories, Friend Aardvark.
In which there is an Inquiry into What Counts, and into the Aardvark's Commitment to the Cause
[first chapter] | [all in this series]
Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, I've got the module passing the test suite now!
Aardvark: Really?
B: Yes.
A: And it's really the module passing the test suite, not one of your school chums hiding inside the computer?
B: Uh-huh. Well, almost.
Some Clinical Consequences of Introjection
[first chapter] | [all in this series]
Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, I've given a lot of thought to our conversation the other day about the ontology of software engineering.
Aardvark: I had hoped you would.
B: It took me a while to see it, but I think your point about no one single test case being necessary is in fact correct.
Studies in Ontology, with a Hint of Romance
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Aardvark: Friend Bandicoot, do you know what a formal ontology is?
Bandicoot: Yes, Friend Aardvark. I learned about them in library school.
Introducing the Mechanical Australian
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Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, I've implemented the double-double feature you wanted in the parser.
Aardvark: Again, Friend Bandicoot?
B: Well, you keep telling me to re-do it.
In which a Feature is Implemented, but At What Cost?
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Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, Friend Aardvark! I've added that extra double-double feature you wanted in the parser!
Aardvark: Really?
B: Yes!
A: Really really?
B: Of course!
A: Not just "almost," Friend Bandicoot?
In which we Accept our Limitations with Humility
[first chapter] | [all in this series]
Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, Friend Aardvark! I've added that extra double-double feature you wanted in the parser!
Aardvark: Really?
B: Yes!
A: Really really, Friend Bandicoot?
B: Of course! Well. Almost.
A: I see.
In which a Blow is Struck for Feminist Scholarship
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Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, I implemented the double-double feature you wanted.
Aardvark: That's excellent, Friend Bandicoot.
B: Yes.
A: So, the test suite passes now, right?
B: Well... actually, I did something even better.
A: Oh.
In which Priorities have been Implemented
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Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, Friend Aardvark!
Aardvark: Good morning, Friend Bandicoot.
B: I implemented the optional extra double-double feature!
A: You mean, the module can finally add two plus two?
B: That's what I said.
In which Priorities are Set
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Bandicoot: Good morning, Friend Aardvark!
Aardvark: Good morning, Friend Bandicoot.
B: I'm wearing my programming trousers again today.
A: I can see that you are.
B: Well?
In which a Debt is Paid
[first chapter] | [all in this series]
Post-It note on the Aardvark's office door: Home sick today. Migrane.
In which a Post-Mortem Offers Valuable Insight
[first chapter] | [all in this series]
Aardvark: Good afternoon, Friend Bandicoot. I'm sorry to be late for this meeting.
Bandicoot: That's quite all right, Friend Aardvark. Is your head feeling better?
A: No. But we need to get this module out the door anyway, so I'll go be sick some other day. I spent most of this morning going through the test suite trying to figure out what's wrong with your code, and I think I've at least got some idea -
B: But there's nothing wrong with the code. You saw me demo it yesterday.
In which a Demonstration Begins Well, and Concludes
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Aardvark: Good morning, Friend Bandicoot. I trust you slept well?
Bandicoot: Very well, thank you, Friend Aardvark. It was most restful knowing I'd completed the project and wouldn't have to do any more work on it. Do you have new glasses today?
A: Yes, these are my demonstration spectacles.
B: Very appropriate to the occasion!
In which Concern is Expressed for One's Health
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Aardvark: Good morning, Friend Bandicoot.
Bandicoot: Good morning, Friend Aardvark!
A: I'm surprised to see you here so early. Usually, you don't come in until just before lunch.
B: I was here all night!
In which there is No More Progress, and a Management Decision is Made
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Aardvark: Are you almost finished with that module for evaluating expressions?
Bandicoot: Yes! I have your module for parsing strings 80% complete!
A: Friend Bandicoot...
In which there Has been a Little More Progress, but Just a Little
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Aardvark: Friend Bandicoot, where do you stand with the expression evaluation module?
Bandicoot: I'm about 80% finished with the expression parser, Friend Aardvark. It's fun! I do like parsing.
In which Progress is Reported
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Aardvark: Friend Bandicoot, how is that expression evaluator coming along?
Bandicoot: Oh, you mean the parser? It's about 75% complete, Friend Aardvark.
In which Some Points are Clarified, but One is Left Unanswered
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Bandicoot: Friend Aardvark, Friend Aardvark!
Aardvark: Oh, good morning, Friend Bandicoot. I see you're wearing your programming pants again today.
B: Trousers.
A: What?
"Ah, why, ye Gods! should two and two make four?"
- Alexander Pope, "The Dunciad"
In which a Project is Initiated
Bandicoot: Good afternoon, Friend Aardvark. I trust you're well?
Aardvark: Yes, thank you, Friend Bandicoot. Are you ready to do some software engineering?
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