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To Thine Own Self Be True

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Gregory Long

This post is both a rant and a bit of encouragement to any aspiring developers – this will not have code. Gabriel posted a rant earlier which sparked quite a few comments including a number from a fairly frustrated individual. … Continue reading →

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Design And Testability

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Derick Bailey

In the line of business applications that I build, it’s considered good practice to use a test-first approach; Test-Driven Development, Behavior-Driven Development, or whatever you want to call it. Write a test, verify that it fails for the right reasons, … Continue reading →

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“Bring out yer dead!” *clang*

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Derick Bailey

Today, the twitterverse that I follow reminded me of the Monty Python “Bring out yer dead!” skit at the beginning of the quest for the holy grail. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, watch this: Bring Out Yer … Continue reading →

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Signup for MvcConf – Virtual ASP.Net MVC Conference

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Eric Hexter

  When: Thursday in July 22nd 8am – 5pm CDT Cost: Free Where: Virtual (Live Meeting) Register: http://mvcconf.com   MvcConf is a online conference where you can learn about real experiences creating MVC applications as well about what the future … Continue reading →

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Getting plugged into Ruby

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Joey Beninghove

Brad Mead asked a question on my previous post about my favorite community hang outs, lists, sites, etc. Instead of posting a long comment reply, I decided to turn it into a post of its own. If you don’t like … Continue reading →

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From ALT.NET to NOT.NET

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Joey Beninghove

For a long time now I’ve been known as “joeyDotNet”. Of course I’ll never make the mistake tying my name to a particular technology like that again. Especially given some of the recent changes I’ve made in my career. For … Continue reading →

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Health, Accountability and Technology

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Derick Bailey

Anyone that’s been following me on twitter (or for the few of you left, facebook) for the last month has probably seen my status updates talking about jogging so many miles, etc etc. Some of you are probably annoyed by … Continue reading →

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My #LSSC10 Presentation And Experience: “Assumptions Are Risks We Have Accepted”

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Derick Bailey

During the 2nd day’s keynote speech at the Lean Software & Systems Conference (#LSSC10), Bob Charette had the title quote of this post in his slides and his speech. There’s no better way to learn a principle like this than … Continue reading →

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Lean Software & Systems Conference 2010 (#LSSC10) Review

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Derick Bailey

Last week I attended (and presented at) the Lean Software & Systems Conference in Atlanta and it was well worth the trip! Everything from the keynote speakers to the individual sessions, from the hotel accommodations to the conference rooms, was … Continue reading →

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All Solved Problems Are Easy

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Derick Bailey

I wanted to post a witty retort to something I saw on a website today. I wanted to write about how the people experiencing a particular problem were just doing it wrong and explain how simple this thing really was … Continue reading →

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