Thoughts on Web Development
There has recently been a backlash against Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server. Team Foundation Server attempts to be a one stop shop for the following: Source Control Task/Bug management Build management Test management The consensus seems to be that it doesn’t do any of these things particularly well. With regards to source control, speed is everything. Especially when [...]
I watched 300 for the second time last weekend and it got me thinking about the effectiveness of a small group of highly talented individuals versus a much larger group of modestly talented individuals. For those who haven’t seen 300, it is an adaptation of the Battle of Thermopylae and chronicles the last stand of a highly trained elite group [...]
The Dallas Code Camp held today turned out to be a great success. All of the volunteers did a great job despite some jolts and the event came together quite well. Initially we thought the attendance numbers would be low, but we were able to fill most of the rooms to capacity (some actually went [...]
I think I found something even more annoying than Snap Previews. In this situation, when you mouse over the word "Rayman", this dialog comes up offering you web information, images, and even a Live Search of the term. And the worst part is that the IntelliTXT engine will pick random words in an article/blost/forum post [...]
Greg blogged about the availability of an IE Search Provider for the SearchDotNet filtered search engine that I mentioned earlier. Use this to add SearchDotNet to your managed list of search engines in IE. For Firefox fans, you can find the Search Engine integration here. That same site has many other search engines, but unfortunately [...]
The New York Times had a great article talking about the current shortage of women in Computer Science courses around the country and what different universities are doing to increase their numbers of incoming women. This should continue, as there are many examples of very successful women in software and I hope to only see [...]
After seeing Jason’s recommendation to try Twitter and speaking with my colleagues at the latest DDNUG meeting, I decided to give Twitter a shot. It seemed fairly simple to start with and highly addicting for quickly posting simple stuff without writing a full blog post. However it didn’t take long to see what everyone is [...]
I was listening to the recent DotNetRocks podcast with Dan Appleman where a specialized filter search engine was created by Dan for .NET related content. It searches about 60+ sites that are devoted to .NET related content. Using this site I was able to find content I never would have found through using Google alone. [...]
Dave Laribee had a great post where he has coined a new term for .NET Developers called ALT.NET. An ALT.NET developer is always looking for a better solution and is willing to go outside the .NET community to find new solutions. Being ALT.NET means that you don’t simply take what Microsoft spoon feeds you and [...]
The 2007 Agenda for the Dallas Code Camp has just been released! It will again be held at the Microsoft Campus in Irving, TX. I went last year and the event was a huge success. I would highly recommend any .NET developer in the Dallas area to attend the event on Saturday, April 21, 2007. [...]
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