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• Re-useable harness for tray-based applications

  Today I started writing a new little hobby application / productivity tool which I'm planning to implement as tray application. The first thing that I did was to crack open the code from Duncan's 3rd Coding For Fun article titled: "Checking My Email"... Posted Jun 16 2004, 05:22 PM by digory with | with no comments Filed under: Tools, goals2004_Estimation, goals2004_Metrics

• Some quality developer time

  My previous 3 weeks has re-installed the feeling that building computer applications is a great thing to do. Some quick reminders for myself: Know what the current tasks are and where they fit in the bigger project task list Make sure the rest of the... Posted Jun 11 2004, 11:14 PM by digory with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: goals2004_PairProgramming, goals2004_CodeQuality, goals2004_Estimation

• Only making Good mistakes helps :-)

  After my last blog entry about the risks relating to juggling to much uncertaintly I stumbled upon ^Z's 1999 entry about making “Good Mistakes“. I think that there's something profound in there - for me especially! Thanks for that Mark :-... Posted Feb 10 2004, 10:34 PM by digory with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Rants, goals2004_Estimation

• Always try one new thing but not two.

  I've got a software related creed that I've managed to adhere to for several years now and, in my opinion it has been largely responsible for keeping me out of harms way; it's a simple creed and it goes something like this: Always try one new thing but... Posted Feb 10 2004, 10:05 PM by digory with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: VB.NET, Tools, goals2004_Estimation

• Productivity and Efficiency - being more productive

  Good to see that Mark has blog'ged about some of the productivity based ideas that came up during a recent e-mail session that we shared. Hopefully I'll have time to construct some of the ideas that I had about this topic into a well written post sometime... Posted Jan 28 2004, 07:37 PM by digory with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: goals2004_CodeQuality, goals2004_Estimation

• Software Construction - Goals for '04

  I've seen many a New Years resolution blogged over the past week: promises, hopes, dreams and even pure speculation; so, I thought that I might lay down my own vision for the year. I'm hoping that this year I will take a giant step forward to mastering... Posted Jan 08 2004, 08:42 PM by digory with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: goals2004_PairProgramming, goals2004_CodeQuality, goals2004_Estimation, goals2004_Metrics