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Implementing a REST service with WCF (part 1)

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:46:14 GMT

A short how to on implementing a REST service with WCF.

Programming Asp.Net MVC by O'Reilly

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:16:07 GMT

Well, it is about time we (Tim, Chris and myself) actually made this announcement. We will be doing a MVC book with O'Reilly titled 'Programming MVC'. We are super excited and super pumped to get this out the door. All three of us are huge fans of the MVC framework and know that this is framework going to be smashing success.

Introducing Kanban at Xclaim

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:44:49 GMT

We've rolled out Kanban at my company Xclaim Software. Prior to this we were following a more-or-less XP process evolved and tweaked over some two years.

Fast Serialization

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:01:03 GMT

We use ALOT of serialization in the current system I work with. Serializing/deserializing 100,000,000 objects in a day is pretty common. For a long time we knew that the binary formatter was fat and slow but never rationalized writing something custom as we were always fast enough. Unfortunately our data throughput has raised 400% in the last year (when you start with gigs and gigs of messages this is a huge gain) and our little three or four year old dual xeon 2.2 has turned into the little engine that could during peaks lately so we finally bit the big one and threw something together quickly.

Foundations of Programming Ebook

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:46:04 GMT

Covering the basics of good programming.

Huge Giveaway on Devlicio.us Over $10K in Developer Goodness

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:47:35 GMT

Sergio announces a huge giveaway over at Devlicio.us. 7 great books + a VS 2008 Team System + MSDN Premium Subscription are up for grabs.

Becoming a Jedi - Part 1 of N

Wed, 07 May 2008 11:07:42 GMT

Many developers don't see the value of JetBrains' ReSharper until they've seen it in action. So I'm putting together this screencast series to show off my favourite ReSharper features.

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, People

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:46:13 GMT

A brief discussion of the Rob Conery TDD backlash, and what it says about open-source on .NET, and the community at large.

The Importance of Reversibility

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:25:13 GMT

Jeremy Miller on reversibility, and why it is important for developing good software. Part of his "First Causes" series on the principles behind software development.

Have you heard of SFD?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:01:31 GMT

OK, you've heard of TDD and BDD, but have you heard of SFD? SFD stands for Simple-First Development. It's a principle that we're driving on as we move forward in our "Prism" (Composite WPF) project. Essentially it means that when we attempt to solve any problem, let's start with focusing on the easiest path that addresses the most common cases rather than over-complexifying the simple cases in order to handle the edge cases.

No, you're crazy! (or, the problem with assuming that computer program

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 21:01:04 GMT

An excellent post on how to think about programming as a profession.

MvcContrib now offers four alternative view engines for ASP.NET MVC

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:31:02 GMT

Jeffrey Palermo on the new view engines available for ASP.NET MCV in the mvccontrib project.

MVC/MVP Framework for WPF

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:16:02 GMT

Rob Eisenberg introduces MVP framework he's been developing for WPF (source code included).

DNR TV MVC

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:20:01 GMT

Another Great Episode

Fantastic NHibernate Overview from Karl Seguin

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 18:46:06 GMT

Great overview of NHibernate from Karl at CodeBetter.Com. He goes over everything you need to know to get started integrating NHibernate into your projects

A Microcosm of Agile Design

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:34:09 GMT

Jeremy discusses a real-life example of using agile design in the enterprise and how YAGNI can save you work... if only we'd take the time to think it through.

Foundations of Programming Part 2: Domain Domain Domain

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:31:02 GMT

Karl explores foundation design techniques and strategies in the 2nd installment of his Foundation Series

Testing ScottGu: Alternate View Engines with ASP.NET MVC (NVelocity)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:31:03 GMT

Exploring the use of non-WebForms view engines with the new ASP.NET MVC framework (example: NVelocity)

Foundations of Programming - Part 1 - Introduction

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:46:04 GMT

The first in a serie of must-read articles.

UDDI is (Not) Dead?

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:58:23 GMT

Over year ago Ed Gibbs asked the same question. Well it wasn't question maybe, however point is that UDDI may not be such dead yet. Some time ago I dug out that and I think it still can be useful. There are some conclusions.

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:46:02 GMT

To improve impressions of mainstream software development - which, presumably, should be based upon the foundations of computer science - it comes upon the shoulders of each developer to educate him or herself with the knowledge necessary to give this discipline proper attention. Developers cannot push off this responsibility to management or "the priority setters." It is up to each of us to give software development the respect it deserves and educate those around us, accordingly.

No, They Can't That Away From Me.

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:01:04 GMT

JP at CodeBetter with some interesting ideas about information sharing in the workplace.

Using Embedded Resources for HTML EMail Templates

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:01:02 GMT

Most web applications need to send out email for a variety of purposes, right? I like to use email as a sort of extended user interface - allowing entry points to let the user conveniently do work by getting an email and clicking on a link. I've struggled for a while with a good way of managing email templates to use in my applications. Here's a good method that simplifies the process of templating.

Change and Pray Development Methodology (CPD)

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:31:06 GMT

A quick posting about a new development methodology that has been coined.

(Re)Assessing Best Practices

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:37:06 GMT

As we progress as developers, we strive to seek out the "best" way to perform our craft. The chosen methods to attain this lofty goal always bring with them a number of developmental trade-offs. Some techniques may simplify the code but lessen fine grained control while others enable greater power while introducing complexity.