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All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up
Back in January, Brian H. Prince from Microsoft interviewed me about the UML features in Visual Studio Team System 2010. Today, he informed me that the interview is finally live on Channel 9
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Posted On Tuesday, May 26, 2009 6:58 PM | Feedback (0) | Filed Under [ Development Community ]

Some Recruiting and Placement Resources, in Case You Need Them
Based in part on PC Magazine’s Top 20 list. Offered in alphabetical order, with no comment on quality or usefulness. But I hope you find them useful. Feel free to comment with more. Advanced Technology AITC AJM Professional Services AMTEC Systems Corporation Aquent Austin Park Azad Balionis Group BetaTech, Inc. Beyond Bill Young & Associates Bren Norris Associates, Inc. CareerBuilder Careernet.com CIBER Computer Express, Inc. CraigsList Creative Group Creative Hotlist CyberCoders Data Search...
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Posted On Wednesday, March 11, 2009 2:11 PM | Filed Under [ Development Community ]

The U-Shaped Curve (A few more reasons why Coding Geekette is right)
Note: This is a Best Of post from my other blog. The topic came up on Twitter, so I'm rerunning it here. Coding Geekette has a slightly dated but still timely post about The Making of a Good Developer. That post was inspired by Justin Etheredge's equally interesting post on why Being Smart Does Not a Good Developer make. Both address the idea that good developers are those who like to learn new things, not just smart people. And they lament or wonder that so many people in the software development...
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Posted On Friday, January 09, 2009 1:18 PM | Feedback (5) | Filed Under [ Development Community ]

And somehow...
...I managed to get through the entire Agile Summer Camp without drawing a single UML diagram. I must be coming down with something
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Posted On Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:39 PM | Feedback (0) | Filed Under [ Development Community ]

What you missed at Agile Summer Camp 2008...
(Reposted from Agile Summer Camp. The team will edit and improve that version, filling in the gaps in my memory and understanding. This is my rough draft.) Organized by Chris Woodruff with the able assistance of Josh Holmes and Michael Eaton, Agile Summer Camp 2008 was a fantastic success. This is an Agile Summer Camp Diary, documenting bits and pieces of a fun, rich, informative weekend with a crowd of unwashed geeks. No text page (nor even sadukie's great pictures) can capture the full experience...
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Posted On Saturday, November 15, 2008 3:38 PM | Feedback (0) | Filed Under [ Development Community ]

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