Simple Properties and Anonymous Constructors in .NET 3.5
I just got back from doing a short presentation at Edmug on some of the new features in .NET 3.5. While I was preparing for this presentation, I decided that I should start doing some scree
archive: 2007/6
What I'm doing to become a better programmer
I’ve been tormented and ridiculed by someone from Winnipeg (I know, really embarrassing), a guy from the US, and some whacko for an alternate hair reality. All have posted on the things that the
YWCA Tribute to Women of Distinction -- Inroads 2007
I received an email at work the other day saying that one of Edmug‘s members had just been awarded a prestigious distinction. It seems that the nomination of this person had passed me, and most
Where do you find problems during refactoring?
I’m in the midst of reading Oren’s latest post about Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation. While I generally agree with Oren (and I realize he’s a big enough man that I don’t want t
Edmug's June Presentations
Yes, you read that right. Edmug is going to have two shorter presentations on the 28th of June. Top Opgenorth is going to present an introduction to embedded databases and db4o. I’m
Guiding principles for running your project
Patrick Cauldwell wrote a brilliant post recently about the guiding principles for running your software development projects. It runs the gamut from how to know when a piece of code is ready to
Deliverables: If the client doesn't know, how are you going to satisfy them?
I’ve recently been thinking a lot about the deliverables that are required for software projects. Amazingly there are projects out there that are running with out any concept of what there deliv
Starting newbies onto a project
This week I have the enjoyable experience of bringing 3 new developers onto our project. Most of you that know me probably read that last sentence with a sarcastic tone on the word enjoyable.&nb
Internal vs. Release iterations
I had a discussion with a management type the other day about implementing the concept of release and internal iterations. Currently that project has extremely long iterations (6 weeks or more i