Category Archives: programming

Defensive Coding

Inputs, and Data

Defensive coding produces code that accepts the fact that, inputs are going to be invalid, other code is probably not going to work right, and the data is bad. In other words real world coding. Sometimes as programmers we get caught in our own little bubbles where data is perfect, [...]

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About Ian Lintner


I am a software developer, mostly web,  in Des Moines, Iowa. I take a very opinionated stand concerning development, you will never regret a simple design or architecture. My education was at Drake University in Biology and Computer Science. Offline I am recently married to my wife Heather. I try my hand at many hobbies currently I am gardening till the snow comes in.



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