The .net Compact Framework is full of challenges. If you?ve been there you know this. Many of your enterprise design patterns should stay in the book, because every line of code has consequences. That said, there are some idea that are just too tied into principle to give up on, even with limited resources at […]
Read MoreMany people find themselves using MSF Agile in their Team System server simply because the process template comes rolled in the box. The MSF Agile process isn’t the issue here, but the practice of using it to support other processes. Would it make sense, for example, to use a RUP Process Template if you were […]
Read MoreThis time, we’re doing a regular presentation. Mark Nijhof, one of the contributors of FubuMVC, will shed some light on this Front Controller style MVC framework for building web applications. Here are the details: Start Time: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 06:00 PM GMT End Time: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 08:00 PM GMT Attendee URL: http://snipr.com/virtualaltnet […]
Read MoreI get this question a lot when talking about a particular technology or pattern: “What is the right way?” I get this with an expectation that there is always one solution that is the correct answer. Are we all studying for a test? There is no RIGHT WAY. There is no “One True Solution”. There […]
Read MoreLast week we ran into a situation where needed to serialize an generic IDictionary so that we could stuff it in a database. And of course you can’t do this using the .NET XML serializers because they only work with concrete types. But I knew from past experience with Web Services that this could be […]
Read MoreSome people say that public speaking is the scariest thing you can do. I say it is releasing code into the wild. I don’t even want to guess at how many projects never get released because of nerves. But I still released Fluent Ado.net for some reason. And I’d have to say, public speaking is […]
Read MoreA major annoyance of mine after installing a new instance of Visual Studio is when I open a XAML document for the first time. By default, Visual Studio opens a XAML document in Preview mode (the design on the top and the code view on the bottom). As you start adding more and more elements […]
Read MoreCheck out the new features on the TeamCity site. Well, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Richard Cirerol. I am a developer with Synoptek in Boise, Idaho. I was asked to join the Elegant Code tribe after giving a couple of presentations on TeamCity. (Thanks, guys! Its an honor.) I am pretty […]
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