Software Development

Richard's Ideal Workstation in 2016

Yes, it’s time for one of those “here’s how I configure my workstation!” blog posts! A colleague recently asked how what were all those strange aliases I was using - so …

31 March 2016 Software Development

Taking tools to the max. With BASIC?

“Know your tools” is one of the key rules serious software developers live by, because it can make you highly productive. How far you can take this rule?

3 November 2012 Software Development

Taking tools to the max. With BASIC?
Professional ASP.NET MVC 1.0

ASP.NET Web Forms is dead, only it isn’t really, because ASP.NET MVC is just different, and not a replacement. This book explains what ASP.NET MVC is all about.

12 June 2009 Software Development

From Visual SourceSafe to Subversion

A few years ago, we (at the company I work for) decided to move away from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) to Subversion. This post describes how you can get started down the same route.

5 April 2009 Software Development

From Visual SourceSafe to Subversion
Of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, and why to get rid of it

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe is the tool used by a great many small Microsoft software development shops. Unfortunately SourceSafe is one of the weakest version control systems around.

21 March 2009 Software Development

Of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, and why to get rid of it
Ship It!, from the Pragmatic Programmers series of books

This book isn’t about project management, requirements or scheduling - it’s about getting your code working reliably, your coders working together, and your software completed."

9 February 2009 Software Development