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Why I hate computers (as a software engineer)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:23:20 GMT

As a software engineer I can't live without a computer. I use it for my work, I use it for hobby projects, for blogging, for social networking, for entertainment, and lots of other things. However, I also can't live with them because of various reasons I will explain in this little rant.

Man-hour isn't a fixed size entity

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:22:18 GMT

On estimation

What makes great developers?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:21:02 GMT

On developer skills

Measuring developer performance

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:10:44 GMT

On software craftsmanship

Phil Haack, Keith Dahlby and Paul Betts on Git for Windows

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:41:57 GMT

Herding Code podcast talking to Phil Haack and Paul Betts (both new GitHubbers) and Keith Dahlby (author of posh-git, a set of PowerShell scripts which provide Git/PowerShell integration) about using Git on Windows.

OSS and .Net Year in Review 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:56:28 GMT

Phil Haack shares with us what he feels are some of the highlights for .Net and open source in 2011. He covers such topics as Nuget, Mono, and a number of micro-web-frameworks.

A Case for Using Coffeescript - Justin Etheredge

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:28:32 GMT

Justin lays out his view of true truths of Coffeescript.

DNK .Net Dog Pile 12-16-2011

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:23:30 GMT

Here's 4 articles recently that Drew and Paul think are worth some discussion. So we're sending them out for everyone to join in and give their 2 cents worth.

Best of DNK - November 2011 - What's All the Hubbub, Bub?

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:01:58 GMT

We're closing in on the new year; it's hard to believe the next time we put together a best-of it will be 2012! It's been a fantastic year thus far and November was no exception. We've had a lot of fresh blood join the ranks lately, as well as a few familiar faces who've come back for more, hot .Net action! Check out our picks after the jump!

.NET code or SQL - where's the performance problem?

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:31:33 GMT

Identifying an application's performance bottlenecks is all about understanding how the application is spending its time. Only with the most complete understanding of how an application is operating is it possible to understand what it is doing wrong, as this article describes.

Code sample: Code First Walkthrough (WPF)

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:17:33 GMT

The Code First Walkthrough sample shows you how to build a DevForce Code First WPF application from scratch.

How to add Automated Error Reporting to an application

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:27:15 GMT

3 ways SmartAssembly will improve your software Discover how your application is being used, get detailed reports of any errors your users encounter, and make sure your carefully crafted code is protected from malicious reverse-engineering

5 Tips for Avoiding Automatic Garbage Collections

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:53:21 GMT

The garbage collector is a brilliant piece of software engineering, but sometimes collections occur at inconvenient times. If you need to write high performance, real-time code, you generally want to avoid GC collections during times where execution speed is critical.

Code First? What about Code Second?

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:00:33 GMT

What if your application must work with an existing database, perhaps with 300 tables or more? While you may want to write and maintain your entity model in Code First style, you're not looking forward to writing 300 entity classes by hand. Fortunately, you don't have to. You can jump-start your code base by generating the initial classes from the database schema and then continue Code First from there. We call this approach "Code Second".

Build business apps in .NET-not HTML or JavaScript

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:20:28 GMT

WPF is dead. Silverlight is dead. You should be moving to HTML/JS already. Hold on a second! A great argument for .Net.

Closing the feedback loop

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:41:29 GMT

Red Gate's Mark Wightman and Kevin Boyle discuss feedback mechanisms in software development at Agile Cambridge.

Windows 8 Metro apps in JavaScript

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:58:37 GMT

I'm having a blast exploring Windows 8 Metro app development and poking around in the preview bits shipped at the 2011 BUILD conference. Last weekend, I presented on Metro app development using JavaScript at the Silicon Valley Code Camp.

Best of DNK - .Net Articles of October 2011 - Fresh Off the Presses!

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:39:35 GMT

We've been seeing fantastic growth, month after month at DNK. October was no different with great articles and even more participation from the community. We've seen an increase in the number of comments on articles, as well as an increase in authors coming to DNK to join in on the discussion on their work.

Add Multiple Browsers Preview in SharePoint Designer 2010-Tutorial

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:48:35 GMT

This is very essentials article that help to all SharePoint professionals to create previews in order to support for multiple browsers to perform the testing through the SharePoint designer 2010 or later versions.

How to Get SharePoint Page URL without SharePoint API

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 03:47:57 GMT

The purpose of this article is going to explore that how to get the Home Page url in the SharePoint, but do not use the SharePoint API to implement it

5 min .NET survey - $50 Amazon vouchers to be won

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:35:37 GMT

Our friends at Red Gate have a couple questions they want to ask you!

My Top 4 Ideal Dev Shop & Product Characteristics, Yours?

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:44:22 GMT

What is an ideal software project? What is an ideal delivery cycle? What is an ideal culture? From a client's perspective do they see the team as a sluggish liability or is the development team proactive and looking for the next strategic or tactical step to take? Ideally, I see the development team as a group that should be leading a company with technology. If a team isn't doing that, they're likely to be running the risk of appearing as a liability and risk. Often these are the types of teams that ar...

Devops at Adzerk

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:46:32 GMT

From our sister company, Adzerk, James Jeffers speaks about how the company has designed it's software process to get around the dev/production bottleneck inherent in most companies.

HTML5 Takes on the King of Plugins

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:56:53 GMT

Is HTML5 the new kid on the block? Is Flash just an old man telling HTML5 to "get off my lawn"? Here on this installment of DotNetKicks Jump-In, HTML5 takes on the King of the plugins, Adobe's Flash. Will HTML5 usurp the throne? Only one way to find out. Moderators! To your corners!

RadChart for Windows 8 WinRT - Taking its First Breath

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:58:33 GMT

Check out this blog series that explore a whole new world in programming that is ahead of us -- Windows 8 WinRt. In this experiment Gerogi Atanassov, Team Lead at Telerik is porting existing project -- Telerik Chart for Windows Phone to WinRt.