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Aug
2008
Three years ago …
… I wrote my very first blog post (in Dutch). I’ve learned a lot of stuff since then. Time really flies, I must say.
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Aug
2008
NHibernate 2.0 went gold!
Yesterday I got back from a refreshing holiday in Italy. First thing I noticed after opening my RSS reader was that NHibernate 2.0 got released. Aah, life couldn’t get any better. Kudos to Fabio Maulo and the gang for all the hard work.
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Aug
2008
C# Object Creation Time Trials
I’ve been helping here and there with a C++ developer get attuned to C# and web development lately. I’ve talked with C++ developers a number of times through the years and I tend to get the same sentiments over and over 1. that C++ is the most efficient language out there and nothing else can […]
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Aug
2008
My New Home Developer Rig
I finally got my new desktop up-and-running and fully installed. Last weekend, me and my dear colleague Sven Erkens (kudos!) assembled the different parts to what became a lean, mean development machine. Here are the specs: Case Antec Midi Tower Sonata III Life Style ATX 500W Motherboard MSI P45 Platinum iP45, SATA2 RAID, GLAN, Crossfire […]
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Aug
2008
Code Cast 11 – Mark Miller
Mark Miller, bad boy of .Net, Millinater of Mondays, and Chief Architect for DevExpress, C# MVP, and living legend joined us here on the Elegant Code Cast. Do I even need to tell you about the show? Elevator buttons WPF Controlling Windows with your eyeballs Teenage Mutant?Ninja Turtle robots This one has it all. And […]
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Aug
2008
I Quit My Day Job
I am excited, scared, and unemployed. On purpose. I have resigned from my position as Chief Software Architect for Healthwise where I have worked in many capacities over the last 11 years. It is certainly not an easy decision or one that I take lightly, but it is time. Now what, you ask? Teaching through […]
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Aug
2008
ORM Value Reason #3982
OK, I should be using an ORM, I know. So I’m using the opportunity to illustrate problems you WILL encounter when hand writing SQL. Spot the error here: 1: INSERT INTO ValueReading 2: IndexName, SketchId, Value, Color, MeterId, ModeId, MaterialId) 3: VALUES (@id,@index,@sketch,@color,@value,@meterId,@modeId,@materialId) Hint: look at the Value and Color columns. And note: Color is […]
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