24 Nov
2005

Change is Good, Right?

I have just spent the prerequisite far-too-long time reformatting my laptop, re-installing Windows, and re-installing a ton of software. The good news is that I now have an amazing screen. I guess installing the right video drivers was a good thing. Also, I have both Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 Team Suite installed side-by-side. We’ll […]

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19 Nov
2005

Life Without Apple

My 4G iPod finally bit the dust, so I needed a new media player.  I say media and not MP3 because I am slightly interest in watching videos on a device.  While I usually spend at least 5 weeks beating the snot out of every nuance of tech specs on a device before I buy […]

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19 Nov
2005

Re-Installing Windows on My Laptop

I am going to re-install windows on my machine and I would like to record a list of everything that I need to re-install.  I thought I might as well publish that list since so many people have published their Top 10 software lists.  The only difference here is that mine is real  and this is […]

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15 Nov
2005

VSTSRocks.net Again

I posted a couple of days ago about The Visual Studio Team System site VSTSRocks.net and while I almost appreciated what the site has to offer, I had not yet seen this page.  This tutorials section alone is worth the free price of admission. So far, My favorite videos are of the check-in and merge […]

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15 Nov
2005

Software, the Organism

Software is a lot like a human body.  Our software and our bodies grow and evolve, demonstrating many of the same needs and functions.  Just like modern medical facilities and treatments,  modern software development infrastructures and tools exist today to help us to ensure the wellness of our software.  We know that you shouldn’t just see your doctor for injuries and you shouldn’t just test […]

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15 Nov
2005

Developer Driven Quality

Definition by Dave:  Developer Driven Quality is a system of software development in which the software developer assures near zero defect quality of a product. Holding Developers Accountable The traditional model of throwing software “over the wall” to QA pushes responsibility for software quality to a group least empowered to affect it.  Testers can merely report what they find, they cannot […]

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