What makes a Developer?
Saturday, May 01 2010
professional
Thanks to Twitter, I’ve just found the interesting blog over at agilefaqs. One of Naresh’s posts, “Who is a Developer?” struck a chord with me.
Asserting Convention
Monday, May 10 2010
testing
I’m using PostSharp on a project, with a custom aspect that provides standard handling for authentication and authorisation.
Logitech: UX Fail
Thursday, May 13 2010
ux
Here’s an example of simple user experience design gone wrong, courtesy of the product registration wizard from Logitech.
Gadget Envy
Saturday, May 15 2010
random
So, here I am, suffering gadget envy. Half the team at work has iPhones - the things seem to be like some kind of disease. Every time I turn around someone else has one. What with the iPad, the rumoured new HP slate, netbooks of all kinds (including netbooks based on Windows CE) and the allure of Windows Phone 7 Series, I’m overwhelmed with an excess of choices.
Simplicity
Wednesday, May 19 2010
professional
Listening to Udi Dahan on Deep Fried Bytes Episode 49, I heard Udi say something very simple, but very important.
Attack of the Lazy Coder
Thursday, May 20 2010
csharp
I’m having such a great time dealing with lazy code. Check out these gems I’ve found just today …
Specialist Classes
Saturday, May 22 2010
csharp
Sometimes, you can simplify a complex class by extracting out a specialist helper class to provide dedicated assistance. And, sometimes, old lessons turn out to be the most relevant.
WCF and IList
Friday, May 28 2010
csharp
Here’s an interesting problem I encountered recently with a WCF based web service and the humble IList<T> interface.
Vending Machine UX Fail
Sunday, May 30 2010
ux
Here’s a vending machine that receives far too many of the coins out of my pocket.
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