1 Dec
2008

My Secret Life as a WF Double Agent

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I haven’t talked a lot about WF (Workflow Foundation) here, but I may be spending more time on that for the next month or so. Firstly, I wrote a HOL (Hands on Lab) for  Microsoft on creating workflows in Test-First manner and it just went live! The way you do these labs is VERY cool. […]

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29 Nov
2008

Marick’s Law

This delightful post from Robert “Uncle Bob” Martin describes with much better sentences what I was trying to express with my latest post Professional Under Pressure. When it comes to code, it never pays to rush. I also need to get myself one of those talking green wrist bands for Christmas :-).

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29 Nov
2008

Team Foundation Build and FinalBuilder

When looking at FinalBuilder and Team Foundation Build side by side, the obvious breakdown in features and advantages looks like this. Team Foundation Build provides a complete build solution with easy integration to other components of Team Foundation Server and Visual Studio Team System. Here is a set of features that detail what integration really […]

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28 Nov
2008

Microsoft FireStarter Events

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Microsoft has certainly been ratcheting up the community involvement over the last few years. In a down economy like this one, free training opportunities suddenly take on even more significance. Local user groups, Code Camps, product release events, and occasional "just because" events all provide opportunities to get together with local developers and maybe add […]

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