Any Recommendations For A Good Place To Get A Drink In Redmond?
I mentioned I’ll be at the Microsoft campus next week. Scott Koon (aka LazyCoder) pinged me about meeting up for a drinky drink and geeky geek conversation and Sunday works best for him.
Read MoreAt The Microsoft Campus Next Week And Other Engagements
Working at a VSIP partner has its
privileges. I’ll be up in Redmond at the Microsoft Campus for a two day
VSIP Partner Meeting on August 5^th^ and August 6^th^. We’ll be
looking at ways to make the Koders Visual Studio plugins provide a great
and well integrated experience.
Cleanup The Crap That Windows Live Writer Injects With This HttpModule
First, let me start off with some praise. I really really like Windows Live Writer. I’ve praised it many times on my blog. However, there is one thing that really annoys me about WLW, it’s utter disregard for web standards and the fact that injects crap I don’t want or need into my content.
Read MoreSecond Annual Contribute to Open Source Day
A year ago on this day, I wrote a blog post about the demise of NDoc and issued a challenge for users of Open Source Software to contribute to their favorite projects.
Read MoreMicrosoft and Open Source
Microsoft just unveiled a new web property intended to clarify its position on Open Source as well as provide a one-stop location to find out what Microsoft is doing in the Open Source space.
Read MoreSecurely Implement ELMAH For Plug And Play Error Logging
ELMAH, which stands for Error Logging Modules and Handlers for ASP.NET, is an open source project which makes it easy to log and view unhandled exceptions via its pluggable architecture.
Read MoreDontcha Wish Your Camera Was Hot Like Mine
A little while back Scott Watermasysk, preparing for the arrival of his first child, asked for advice on finding a really good compact digital camera.
Read More19 Eponymous Laws Of Software Development
One surefire way to sound really really smart is to invoke a law or principle named after some long dead guy (an alive guy is acceptable too, but lacks slightly in smart points).
Read MoreAn Easier Way To See The Rotor Code
A New Blog Design In 4 Hours
When summer arrives, many like to create a new look via a haircut or new threads. I prefer to change the look of my blog with a new design.
Read MoreSubtext Is In The Running. Please Vote.
A little while ago I pleaded with my readers to nominate Subtext for a
SourceForge Community Choice
Award.
Open Source On .NET Is Not An Oxymoron
I have a confession.
Read MoreBank Error In My Favor. I'm a Microsoft MVP
I
received an email today informing me that I’ve been awarded the status
of Microsoft MVP in the Visual Developer - ASP/ASP.NET category. I was
aiming for an MVP for non-visual developers, but my 57
Lynx readers
didn’t have enough clout to make that happen.
Christmas For .NET Open Source Came Early This Year
Last year when all the hubbub surrounding NDoc was happening, I tried to rally people around the idea of a Contribute to Open Source day on July 26^th^.
Read More10 Developers For The Price Of One
Update: For an interesting counterpoint to the myth of the 10x engineer, check out this blog post by Shanley. My post is more focused on what makes a good developer than the 10x myth.
Read MoreSubtext Extensibility Notes
Subtext
2.0 is progressing nicely. The plug-in architecture is pretty much
feature complete. The code is still undergoing code review, testing, and
tweaking, but it is possible to start building plug-ins for it right
away with the understanding that some details might change.
Please Nominate Subtext For A SourceForge Community Choice Award
Steve Harman posts a request to nominate Subtext for a SourceForge 2007 Community Choice Award.
Read MoreWhat A Difference A Revision Makes - IConfigMapPath Is Inaccessible Due To Its Protection Level
A few people mentioned that they had the following compiler error when trying to compile HttpSimulator:
Read MoreUnit Test Web Code Without A Web Server Using HttpSimulator
Testing code written for the web is challenging. Especially code that makes use of the ASP.NET intrinsic objects such as the HttpRequest
object. My goal is to make testing such code easier.
Leaving Las Vegas With Software Consulting Ethics Intact
What would you do if you found out that a project you were working on was going to be used in an unethical or illegal manner?
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