Achieving POCO s in Linq to SQL

sidarok.com — How to get rid of Persistence Related code and making L2S Still work ! read more...

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Some Thoughts on Oslo

published 2 days, 11 hours ago, submitted by tokes 3 days, 14 hours ago

andrewtokeley.net — The concept of modelling software in an abstract manner to ease the process of creating the real thing has been around for a while. And in all that time it’s never really taken off in the mainstream. So it’s pretty exciting to hear Microsoft has decided to give it a go – Microsoft have always been clever when it comes to examining the landscape, taking out the best bits, and building something that stands out from the rest. Let’s hope they learn the lessons of others and produce something that’s really different. read more...

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Best practices for creating websites in IIS 6

msmvps.com — A list of steps that I always take while creating ASP.NET websites in IIS 6. It ensures better performance maintainability, and scalability of your application. read more...

2 comments | category: ASP.NET | Views: 417

Thought Driven Development a Methodology of Abile Development

littletutorials.com — Warning: This is a rant against TDD extremism! Sensitive TDD people better step out of this dark sleazy communist place right now! Why do I pick on TDD? Because it makes no sense. The development and design shall be driven by thought not by test. Yes some people are able to “think” better about their problems while using TDD. Kudos to them! But not all people are alike. read more...

5 comments | category: Architecture | Views: 207

Supporting Leaderless Projects

submitted by tokes 1 month, 1 day ago

andrewtokeley.net — Are you a junior developer working alone? Are you part of a team with no Development Team Lead (DTL)? Do you feel neglected, unloved and with nowhere to turn? Then this article is for you and your manager. read more...

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Bad advice on exceptions from Joel

littletutorials.com — Starting from some comments on my exception handling series of articles I run into a couple of blogs pointing to this post on joelonsoftware.com. I think this is the worst advice on exception handling I have ever read, sorry Joel. I know this is an old post, I know Joel is entitled to his own opinion and I know he has the right to write his code as he sees fit. But as an opinion leader he influences others. read more...

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Documenting Coding Standards - Less is More

published 2 months, 9 days ago, submitted by tokes 2 months, 9 days ago

andrewtokeley.net — A colleague and I were recently invited to provide feedback on a client's coding standards and were sent a 60+ page document to review. In preparation for the meeting I diligently started to go through each section providing comments and suggestions as I went. But after about page 30 my concentration began to wane and my comments grew more and more sparse. The moral of this story... If someone that's being paid to review your coding standards is struggling to get through them then you can bet your bottom dollar your development team won't be reading them either. This post reflects on the things to consider when documenting your company's standards. read more...

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Foundations of Programming - Learning Application

codebetter.com — If you're anything like me, you probably learn a lot better by going through code rather than reading books. I'm happy to release the Foundations of Programming Learning Application - it's a complete solution meant to show what was covered in the Foundations series. read more...

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