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My Code Kata–A Solution Kata
Sunday, November 13, 2011 1:53 PM
There are many developers and coders out there who like to do code Kata’s to keep their coding ability up to scratch and to practice their skills. I think it is a good idea. While I like the concept, I find them dead boring and of minimal purpose. Yes, they serve to hone your skills but that’s about it. They are often quite abstract, in that they usually focus... Read More...
Sydney Architecture User Group - It has come to an end
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 2:57 PM
Unfortunately, the Sydney Architecture User Group that Omar Besiso and myself run in Sydney, is closing its doors. It has been running for around 2 years now and we have had some great sessions, however there are a number of factors that have caused us to make this decision. Primarily, we lost our funding. Datacom (the company I used to work for and where Omar... Read More...
.Net Performance Testing and Optimisation – Free eBook
Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:43 AM
This blog has been super quiet lately. This is mainly because I have been hard at work writing a book around .Net Performance Testing and optimisation. Well, I am happy to say that part 1 of this book is available as a free download from here . The full book will follow shortly and will contain concrete examples of popular performance issues in .Net applications... Read More...
Sample chapter from upcoming book
Sunday, November 08, 2009 6:59 PM
There is a sample chapter from my upcoming book on all things performance related within the Microsoft platform. Specifically, the book will be about performance testing, profiling and optimisation for web and desktop applications developed using Microsoft.NET. This sample chapter is just a teaser and the book itself goes into great detail about how to setup... Read More...
SAUG – Sydney Architecture User Group
Thursday, October 15, 2009 9:28 AM
The first meeting of the Sydney Architecture User Group is going to be held on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, form 6.00pm to 8.00pm, at the Grace Hotel , 77 York st, Sydney. ( Link to map ) It will be housed in one of the very nice function rooms they have. Food and drink will be provided. Omar Besiso and myself will be hosting the event, with all funding and... Read More...
WCF Beta Exam
Sunday, December 02, 2007 8:17 PM
I took the opportunity to sit the WCF Beta exam a few days ago and I must say, it was very hard. Being beta, I don't find out the results until about 8 weeks later, but I reckon I didn't fare too well. I did book the test a little impulsively, however I saw the opportunity to do it, and only had a free day to do the test that was a few days later than when I... Read More...
Sharepoint 2007 Masterclass
Thursday, May 03, 2007 4:46 PM
We've done it again... first Juval visited our shores to deliver the WCF Master Class - the most in-depth class that we've seen on WCF to date. In April Ian Griffiths delivered the WPF sibling - Applied WPF and next on the Readify Industrial Strength Master Classes’ schedule is Patrick Tisseghem delivering his Building SharePoint 2007 Solutions Master Class 18... Read More...
Want an XBox 360?
Saturday, April 07, 2007 1:18 PM
Sonu Kapoor asked I mention a competition he has running on his DotNetSlackers site. All you have to do is write an article, and your automatically in the running to win an Xbox 360 Core system! Sounds easy enough right? Well head on over to here and start writing.... Read More...
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