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Pair Programming presentation tonight at NOVASQL
Monday, July 24, 2006 6:05 PM

I will be presenting on Pair Programming at the Northern Virginia SQL Server User Group tonight. I have done this presentation several times before but it is always fun to hear new perspectives – tonight should be interesting to hear DBA turned developer opinions (many people in this user group seem to fall into that category). Please stop by and share... Read More...

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Filed under: Extreme Programming, .NET User Groups, Pair Programming, General Software Development

Pair Programming at DC Extreme Programming User Group tonight!
Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:11 AM

I will be presenting on Pair Programming (something we practice daily at Thycotic ) tonight at the Washington DC Extreme Programming User Group . The session involves an exercise (which I have blogged about before ) but it is always interesting to hear peoples opinions and past experiences. Pair Programming is definitely something that can have great effect in... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET User Groups, Fun, Pair Programming, Software Development, General Software Development

What motivates software developers?
Monday, May 15, 2006 3:00 AM

Developers who simply work for a paycheck have different priorities so I am going to ask you to forget about them for a minute. If you joined software development out of pure passion for the industry then you have a different agenda. Building software is a very creative and constructive process but the intangible nature of software makes the parallels to traditional... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET User Groups, Pair Programming, Software Development, Code Camp, TDD

Speaking at the Richmond Code Camp on Saturday, 4/22/2006
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 2:27 PM

I will be presenting on two topics at the Richmond Code Camp on 4/22/2006. The event starts at 8:30AM and runs all day. If you have never been to a Code Camp before, you are missing out. They are a great place to ask questions and find out about technology from your local community. My topics are: Build and Deploy your applications with NAnt and MSBuild Pair... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET, .NET User Groups, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, Code Camp, TDD

Last minute presentation: Pair Programming in Fairfax with the Potomac Area FoxPro Users Group
Wednesday, March 01, 2006 12:53 PM

Unfortunately the speaker for March is unable to make it so I have been asked if I would present this month instead of later this year. I will be presented on Pair Programming at the Potomax Area FoxPro Users Group on Thursday 2nd March 2006 in Fairfax, VA (I have presented this topic in the past ). Directions here . Pair Programming is something we practice... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET, .NET User Groups, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, TDD

Pair Programming in Rockville MD on Weds 2/1/2006
Monday, January 30, 2006 9:07 AM

" Imagine working the code while constantly rethinking the grand scheme of the design in your head. Imagine catching your typos first time, every time. Imagine finding bugs twice as fast and having a good conversation about how to approach finding them. Imagine learning new techniques, ideas and strategies while working on your code everyday. If you already achieve... Read More...

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Filed under: .NET User Groups, Pair Programming, Software Development