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    Tastee (del.icio.us) links! (November 16th)

    Links for November 16th from 11:35 to 12:08: Magic City Morning Star: Two Stories for Children – Um… wow. "Those who made "Coraline" are also likely to endorse the evils of abortion and homosexual marriage, and given a chance, could easily change America into a Soviet-style hell on earth." The Usability of Passwords – Articles – Baekdal.com – An awesome article on what makes a good password, how they're hacked, and how to make a "secure forever" password.

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    Unit testing — staring at a blank screen

    For all the brouhaha about unit testing and Test Driven Development, I have yet to find a guide — book, website, anything — that actually discusses how to write unit tests. There are nUnit-specific articles that talk about the foibles of each and how to have testing run constantly and so on and so forth, but how do I know how to compose a unit test? How low-level and nitty-gritty do tests need to be so that they’re useful without making me want to stab myself in the eye from maintenance? What’s the best way to test controllers vs. models? Maybe I’m just not cool enough with Uncle Google to…

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    Left for Dead (2)? Maybe left behind

    Played a quick game of the L4D2 demo last night with Greg. I can’t say I was really impressed. I liked the new characters and the melee abilities (geetar!)… and the magnum pistol… But the other weapons didn’t stand out and the new monsters weren’t memorable. I’ll give it another go on a server that isn’t so laggy, but I may end up waiting until I can catch the game on a $20 weekend like I did the first one.