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July 2008 Entries


Technical Software Project Management is Dead

I’ve manage projects, I’ve lead them, I’ve been a developer, I’ve tested, I’ve organized releases, I’ve done all the paperwork. It’s just that lately, that seems to be the role expected from the developer on any given project. Beyond the sadistic boss, I've developed a theory on why this is occurring and why it won't stop...


LINQtoSQL Practical Best Practices

I don’t profess to be an expert. But I have been using this technology in my current project. The typical, understaffed, hurry up and learn, show me something, release it (and yes it must be validated, but doing so is your problem). Here’s what I’ve picked up while coding shotgun style. Table names and Field names should always be different. When table names and field names are the same, LINQtoSQL renames the field name with a name1. Then when you have a table with a field name that’s a foreign key...