Developer Ramp up time, Reasons some developers ramp(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

What does it really cost in terms of time/money to hire in and train a new developer? If you were to ask most in management the answer would be not much. However, if you were to ask most developers, I am sure their answer would be, a LOT. read more...

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Resetting your Default Language Settings in VS 2005(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

Have you ever wanted to reset your default language settings in Visual Studio 2005? Here is a quick how-to to help you do it. read more...

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Definition of 'Done'(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

What is Done? Done is when the software read more...

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Learning to use Mocks and the power they provide(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

Up until a few months ago I had never even attempted to use mocks (NMock, RhinoMock, etc). Every time I would read about Mocking I thought to myself, this is kinda cool, but seems to be a waste of energy. read more...

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Shelf Life of a Software Application(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

How long can we expect the applications we write to live on? What types of things increase or decrease the shelf life of our applications? Is it practical to suggest that software is only good for a certain period of time? Or should software be able to run for ever? read more...

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Bad Data Grid, Bad... Don't swallow your Excpetions(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

A rant and explanation on a 3rd party data grid and how it was swallowing the exceptions it generated. Not only would they get swallowed, they would be displayed in a message box to the user.. doh. read more...

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Checking a value against an Enum (Enum.IsDefined)(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

This will check to see if a value (string or int) is a match for a enum. read more...

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How-To: "Cast" between List<T>'s(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

If you've ever tried to cast been list generics, you know that you can't. read more...

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Code Reviews: Rules of the Game(devlicio.us)

submitted by dwhittaker(13.1k) 4 years, 11 months ago

Code reviews are thought to be painful by many, but in my opinion that can be avoided. Code reviews can be a great tool for a project to help keep the code clean and concise. read more...

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