Cruise Control has dropped several very major releases lately and is up to version 2.3. Now comes a new competitor with a slightly different twist. Continuous Sin is a new CI engine for SVN. It actually will not let your code enter into the development branch you are working with unless it builds and passes. This […]
Read MoreI was asked yesterday by a candidate what I, personally, look for in a good developer. Beyond mastery of OO principles and your core area of expertise, I think that true leaders also embody the traits that Jared Richardson recently blogged about in the following 2 posts. Microclimates and Software Development The Habits of Highly […]
Read MoreWhen I click my Windows Start menu on the task bar, I mouse up to Programs and along the way must pass over Documents. Over the last few months, when I do that and there are a lot of documents in my Recent Documents folder, the start menu hangs and I sit there for 30 seconds […]
Read MoreI couldn’t wait. Even though my clock hasn’t sold, I couldn’t wait and I put my Bronco on EBay. I really do wonder if paying the extra money to push my ad to the top of the page works. Surely people aren’t that dumb? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-Early-Bronco-4X4_W0QQitemZ4578634346QQcategoryZ6222QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I am hoping to trade up to a VW Thing […]
Read MoreI have purchased a few things on eBay, but I just listed my first item. This was a dry run to sell something bigger ( a car ) just to see how eBay works and all I can say is, “What a pain”. I understand why the process is SOOOooooo made for people who don’t get the […]
Read MoreHave you ever read a book that you at once loved and could not wait for it to be over? I have finally finished such a book, Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephensen. Interweaving 50 years of storyline from the 1940s to present day, this book threads the family trees of soldiers, mathematicians and spies into something a […]
Read MoreUpdated UI, new admin tools, spell check on the editor (please, please, please). We have implemented CS 1.1 in our company and I cannot wait for this release. If the upcoming release is as good as I expect it to be, I will finally buy the windows authentication add-in. Community Server
Read MoreI have just been assigned as a Scrum Lead. Now what? This article serves as a template for Scrum Leads on how to run the daily meeting itself. This article assumes that the schedule for your Scrum meetings is 1 per day. Why Scrum? Scrum meetings serve to: Measure the success of everyone’s efforts […]
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