I was thinking a little about the pros and cons of storing configuration data in config files versus using a database. I have to tell you, that for all of the learning and work I did for POP Forums (like two years ago!) seemed pretty slick at the time, but now I'm not so sure that using config files...

I was thinking a little about the pros and cons of storing configuration data in config files versus using a database. I have to tell you, that for all of the learning and work I did for POP Forums (like two years ago!) seemed pretty slick at the time, but now I'm not so sure that using config files...

I'm not going to call out any particular blogger on this, but there appears to be a lot of bitching and moaning since Jamie Cansdale announced he was going to begin charging for commercial use of TestDriven.NET . I say, get over it. For the record, I don't even use his tool, but I 100% appreciate...

I'm not going to call out any particular blogger on this, but there appears to be a lot of bitching and moaning since Jamie Cansdale announced he was going to begin charging for commercial use of TestDriven.NET . I say, get over it. For the record, I don't even use his tool, but I 100% appreciate...

So here's the thing about test-driven development. I think it's awesome because it forces me to be more focused in my design and I know when I break something if I have to revisit it. But I suck at it. I test too much or too little. Sometimes I Read More...

So here's the thing about test-driven development. I think it's awesome because it forces me to be more focused in my design and I know when I break something if I have to revisit it. But I suck at it. I test too much or too little. Sometimes I write tests after the code because I want to get something...

In my relatively short career in software development (which is still like 50 years in Internet time), I've been exposed to a wide range of development methodologies, project management and general dev culture. The easy trap to fall into is trying to apply what you learn to every new situation. The worst...

As it turns out, I've already missed one of the milestones I set in my last post about my forum app rewrite. Instead of beating myself up over it, I'm just going to pat myself on the back for working on it at all, since this is something I've been wanting to do for, uh, more than two years. So far, there...

While I haven't been making the kind of progress I'd like on my forum app , it has been on my mind a lot. Back in January I decided it was time for a regular salary job after two years of consulting, not for any financial reason, but to be in a place where my brain would be challenged and I wasn't the...

First of all, I have to mention that Scott posted info about the release of source code for Membership, Profile and other provider stuff . I haven't yet looked, but how cool is that? Speaking of which, I had a volleyball coaching trip to Baltimore last weekend. Instead of going out and tearing it up...