In this edition: Good design for developers; Code Maid for Visual Studio; the key to Productivity; Tattoo friendly companies; and Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers.
Sharpen the Saw is a somewhat delayed repost of a semi-regular newsletter of information I publish for the professional development of software developers. While targeted primarily at developers working with the Microsoft technology stack, content will cover a wider range of topics.
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Techniques
Design Cheats for Developers
Good visual design is a particular skill - and one that most developers sadly lack. Fortunately, we can cheat by stealing good design elements when we see them.
Software and Updates
Code Maid
Even though Visual Studio is already pretty powerful, there is a rich variety of add-ins for Visual Studio that can turbocharge the IDE to meet your needs.
One of these is the open source Code Maid - a set of extensions that works across multiple languages, including C#, XML, CSS, and Html.
Being Professional
Why Taking Breaks Is The Key To Productivity
While workaholics are often celebrated, there’s actually a lot of good science that shows the need to take breaks in order to achieve high productivity.
Wildcard
These are the Most Tattoo-Friendly Companies to Work For In the U.S.
Need I say more?
Video of the Week
Seven Ineffective Coding Habits of Many Programmers
Noted author Kevlin Henney gave this talk at NDC 2014 talking about seven habits that many developers mistakenly believe are valuable.
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