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Your Company's Next Senior Software Architect???
02 July 09 04:08 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

I would *love* to join a new and exciting software development team that has a single-minded focus on delivering high-quality software products to great customers. Perhaps that team is working in your company! Please have a look at my resume (http://weblogs...

Filed under: [.NET C#], [Languages], [Software Architecture], [Human Factor], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [TDD], [GameDev], [.NET]

[.NET C#] Unified C# 3.0 Specification
12 September 07 08:34 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

The C# team at csharp-online.net has a download link for a consolidated document presenting the Unified C# 3.0 Specification , which brings together all prior C# specs with the latest version. It weighs in at slightly over 500 pages, but looks to be the...

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Languages], [Reference], [SoftDev], [.NET]

[Database] Reporting Services Architecture
12 September 07 08:16 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

There is an excellent article on Reporting Services Architecture for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) at csharp-online.net . There is a great diagram on the first page. Reading the article from front to back is a little difficult, as...

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Software Architecture], [Database], [Articles], [SoftDev], [.NET]

[.NET General] O Happy Day!
20 April 06 10:25 PM | CSharpener | 1 comment(s)

This is just a "happy day" announcement that Microsoft has decided to make all of the Visual Studio .NET Express Editions permanently free ! Thank you!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Software Architecture], [Database], [Tools], [WebDev], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [WebServices], [GameDev]

[Laws] John Tobler's "Not About" Law
19 April 06 08:10 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

This law is very general but does have application to software development, as well: John Tobler's "Not About" Law .

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] New Rules!
18 April 06 09:22 AM | CSharpener | with no comments

Here are two new additions to John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules : John Tobler's Exemplary Emulation Rule John Tobler's Really Readit Rule Enjoy!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules
13 April 06 03:55 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

Now that I have three laws and a corollary under my belt, it's time to start my list: John Tobler's Fun-duh-mental Laws and Rules Keep watching, I'm sure the list will grow!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Languages], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [Refactoring], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] John Tobler's "Three Strikes" Refactoring Rule
13 April 06 03:51 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

Another C# code review has just led me to state John Tobler's "Three Strikes" Refactoring Rule I hope you will find it useful; it summarizes a lifetime of ex-perience!

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [Refactoring], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[Laws] John Tobler's Law of Tradeoffs
12 April 06 03:34 PM | CSharpener | with no comments

Until otherwise advised, I have laid claim to John Tobler's Law of Tradeoffs This joins the personal list of laws I started with "John Tobler's Law."

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Reference], [Human Factor], [Articles], [SoftDev], [General], [ASP.NET], [Laws]

[.NET General] Microsoft: your SQL Server 2005 Express Installer stinks!
12 March 06 09:39 PM | CSharpener | 14 comment(s)

Microsoft, are you listening? Others may have had a different experience, but I have been totally unsuccessful at working with the SQL Server 2005 Express installer. I have wasted far too much time trying to get it to work. I'm giving up. The nicest word...

Filed under: [.NET General], [.NET C#], [Tools], [ASP.NET]