Robert McLaws: FunWithCoding.NET

In my previous post, I discussed project management. Julie brought up an interesting point (and several agreed):

Brady commented earlier about the A-number-1 problem with being a contract software developer. I've been burned by this more often than not. So I've stopped allowing those kind of events to take place. Instead of playing Swammi The Magical Mind-Reading Bridgebuilder, I start out by charging a flat rate for what I call "Project Discovery". At this point, we build the bridge's blueprint. We interview everyone currently involved in the existing processes, and map them out. Then we separate manual from automated processes, and kill any steps that can be eliminated.

The US Military has captured Saddam Hussein.

Head on over to my corporate blog for some information regarding the next version of ScrollingGrid, tentatively set to launch at the end of next week, barring any unforseen curcumstances.

I came across another reason today why building cool server controls is way too complicated in VS.NET. Two words: XSD Schemas. I wanted to give ScrollingGrid a schema so that it doesn't freak out on anyone, so I thought I'd be sneaky and add the following line to the end of the element definitions in asp.asd:

Can you guys please change your settings so that the “Author” field reflects your full name and not your blog address? It would also help if you added “[MS]” to the end of your name too, so that we know who you are. Thanks!

I'm going to pose a few questions to the community. I'd like you to comment on your experiences after answering these questions:

Did you ever have one of those days that just defies comprehension? Today was one of those days. Read more about it over in my personal blog: Good Luck Finding THAT Divot, Part One.