Software Startup Lessons (Part 4) - Year Two(blog.lavablast.com)

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LavaBlast is now two years old. Part 4 in our series shares lessons learned during our second year of operation. read more...

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Migration from IIS6 + SQL 2005 (32-bit) to IIS7 + SQL 2008 (64-bit)(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 3 years, 4 months ago

A few main issues encountered during our migration from IIS6 + SQL 2005 (32-bit) to IIS7 + SQL 2008 (64-bit). read more...

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Declare your ObjectDataSource using lambda expressions(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 3 years, 5 months ago

Configure your ObjectDataSource TypeName, SelectMethod, SelectParameters from a lambda expression. Here is a simple example: ObjectDataSource ods; ods.SetSelectMethod<ProductController>(ctrl => ctrl.FetchAll()); read more...

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Software usability is like eggnog(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 3 years, 5 months ago

Creating a proper usability study is hard. read more...

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SQL Server - Restore a database backup via the command line(blog.lavablast.com)

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This article presents how an SQL Server 2005 database can be restored from the command line with one quick batch file. Ex: restore.bat LavaBlast read more...

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Would you put cartoons on your software startup's website?(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 3 years, 10 months ago

We have strong opinions against stock photography for a corporate website, and went with an unconventional strategy for a software development firm. We've just revamped our website home page and wanted to invite you to visit it and let us know what you think. read more...

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Spolsky's Paradox(blog.lavablast.com)

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What do you think will change in the way we hire software engineers in the next decade? read more...

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jQuery Skinned Login Control(blog.lavablast.com)

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Skin an ASP.NET login control with some simple CSS and jQuery for a more dynamic look and feel. read more...

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Upcoming StatSVN/StatCVS Release(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 4 years, 1 month ago

Help us improve an open source tool to generate statistics from your source code repository. read more...

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Software Startup Lessons (Part 3) - Marketing, Sales(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 4 years, 2 months ago

A few software startup lessons concerning marketing, sales and growth. read more...

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Software Startup Lessons (Part 2): Communication and Collaboration(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 4 years, 2 months ago

The tools we use on a daily basis to collaborate with each other and our customers. read more...

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How I lost my WinDbg virginity(blog.lavablast.com)

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Using WinDbg to find ASP.NET memory leaks. read more...

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Software Startup Lessons (Part 1): The Basics(blog.lavablast.com)

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A few simple software startup lessons. read more...

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How Super Mario Bros Made Me a Better Software Engineer(blog.lavablast.com)

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Playing NES video games does have some advantages! read more...

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Manage your ASP.NET Web.config Files using NAnt(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 4 years, 3 months ago

Generate web.config files using a template and property files. read more...

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I, for one, welcome our new revision control overlords!(blog.lavablast.com)

submitted by EtienneTremblay(5008) 4 years, 3 months ago

Using version control tools to deploy your (ASP.NET) websites. read more...

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