Productive Unit Testing with Specialized Assertion Classes in MbUnit
Comedy Of Errors Bringing A Server Back From The Dead
Not too long ago I mentioned that a power surge bricked the Subtext Build Server. What followed was a comedy of errors on my part in trying to get this sucker back to life. Let my sleep deprived misadventures be a cautionary tale for you.
Read MoreHelp a Brother Out And Fight Diabetes
My friend Scott Hanselman is on a mission to raise $50,000 and then some for the American Diabetes Association to help fund the search for a cure.
Read MoreInstalling Ubuntu on Virtual PC for Windows Lovers
Setting PropertyBehavior On All Properties With Rhino Mocks
Although I am a big fan of Rhino Mocks, I typically favor State-Based over Interaction-Based unit testing, though I am not totally against Interaction Based testing.
Read MoreMIX07 Pics From Mix
Thought I’d post a few pics from mix with some notes.
Read MoreMix07 And The Italian Jersey
Just a couple of notes while I have a break during the conference. I’ll try to find some time to write about my impressions of the technologies when I’ve had time to reflect.
Read MoreMix07 I Am Terrible At Being Interviewed
Yesterday, while hanging out in the so called “BlogZone”, Tim Heuer pulled me aside for a audio short interview on the topic of Subtext and Open Source, two things I love to talk about and good luck getting me to shut up once you get me started. ;)
Read MoreArrived at Mix 07
Well Jon and I arrived safely, driving into Vegas around 4 PM last evening. Upon arriving, we met up with Miguel De Icaza, the founder of the Mono project, and headed over to the Mashup Lounge where we ran into John Osborne, a senior editor with O’ Reilly.
Read MoreBuilding a Continuous Integration Process In An Hour On DNRTV
If you’ve read my blog at all, you know I’m a big proponent of Continuous Integration (CI). For the Subtext project, we use CruiseControl.NET. I’ve written about our build process in the past.
Read MoreProse Is Dead. Long Live Prose
Charlez Petzold makes the following lament in response to Jeff Atwood’s review of two WPF books, one being Petzold’s.
Read MoreInsert Code for Windows Live Writer
Several pople have asked me recently about the nice code syntax highlighting in my blog. For example:
Read MoreExtract Embedded Resources With An Attribute In MbUnit
UPDATE: This functionality is now rolled into the latest version of MbUnit.
Read MoreThe Death Of The Subtext Build Server
Take a good look at this picture.
Read MoreAvoid Using a Database as an API Integration Point
Before I begin, I should clarify what I mean by using a database as an API integration point.
Read MoreWrite Readable Code By Making Its Intentions Clear
I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say that the hardest part of coding is not writing code, but reading it. As Eric Lippert points out, Reading code is hard.
Read MoreBritish Music Stars and Soccer In Los Angeles
According to FeedBurner, many of my readers are from London, so I thought you might enjoy this little tale.
Read MoreSome New Subtext Skins
Tim Heuer has been on a tear lately submitting some great new skins to the Subtext Skin Showcase, which is part of SubtextSkins.com.
Read MoreCSS Control Adapters Double PostBack Issue
My Coworker (and Subtext co-admin) Steve Harman writes about a weird double PostBack issue he ran into recently when using CSS Friendly Control Adapters with the CreateUserWizard Membership Provider control.
Read MoreVista Gadget To Monitor Your Build
Simone Chiaretta, a member of the Subtext team (not to mention many other projects), just released a Vista Gadget which allows you to monitor a CruiseControl.NET build within your sidebar.
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