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March 2007 - Posts

Monday, March 26, 2007 7:57 PM

Refactoring example in C# and VB.NET

Our very own Bryant Smith has revamped his conversion of Martin Fowler's refactoring example (originally in Java) to now cover both C# and VB.NET. You can find the article here with the relevant downloads and walkthrough. Martin Fowler's example works Read More...
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Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:58 PM

March 21, 2007 Ask An Expert Live Chat Transcript

The live chat on Wednesday didn't have as big of an outcome as the last chat. Hopefully, that will change for the next chat on April 19. The transcript for the March 21 chat is now posted and can be downloaded here . Share this post: email it! | bookmark Read More...
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Friday, March 23, 2007 12:01 PM

April 19, 2007 Ask An Expert Live Chat

The Strong Coders Community will be hosting its monthly Ask An Expert Live chat on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at 12:00 PM PDT. Get your tough development questions answered by Microsoft MVPs, ASPInsiders, Regional Directors, and other industry experts. Read More...
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Friday, March 23, 2007 12:39 AM

Whitespace is a code smell

Do you space out your code so there are line breaks between the pieces of logic? Why do you think this is necessary? Typically this is done to separate chunks of logic so that they can be easily distinguished. If it is a complicated enough chunk, then Read More...
Posted from Jonathan Cogley's Blog | 0 Comments
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 10:31 PM

Ask An Expert Live Chat tomorrow!

Don't miss this months Ask An Expert Live Chat tomorrow, 3/21/2007. See you there. Ask An Expert Live Chat Experts Share this post: email it! | bookmark it! | digg it! | reddit! | kick it! | live it! Read More...
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Monday, March 19, 2007 11:50 PM

Pair Programming improves your communication skills

Many developers in our industry prefer a dark corner to the presentation podium. This is often explained away with references to introverted personalities and geekish tendencies. While this may be true for certain individuals, there are definitely many Read More...
Posted from Jonathan Cogley's Blog | 0 Comments
Monday, March 19, 2007 7:22 AM

Writing "good" code: How do you understand code?

John Morales has a great post on understanding complexity and how to think about difficult concepts. I think John hits on a key concept in the idea of "good code" while I realize it wasn't the main focus of his post: good code is simple for everyone (the Read More...
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Sunday, March 18, 2007 9:47 PM

Code Review - Standing on the shoulders of smart people

A very intelligent person once said: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." The person in question, is of course none other than Sir Isaac Newton . He was able to go further with his discoveries because others had solved Read More...
Posted from Jonathan Cogley's Blog | 0 Comments
Sunday, March 18, 2007 7:47 PM

Security Sin #2: Don't E-Mail Passwords

I have just signed up for a website. (OK, not really, but let's pretend). Like most websites these days, it requires some sort of registration. Basically it asks for a username, e-mail, and a password. So I fill all this stuff out, and click "OK". a few Read More...
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Friday, March 16, 2007 1:12 AM

Live Writer

This is my second post with Live Writer and so far it seems pretty good. We have been using BlogJet for a while and really like the intuitive interface although it seems like Live Writer has most of the same features. Being able to easily pull up an earlier Read More...
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Friday, March 16, 2007 12:49 AM

Code Camps, Code Camps, Code Camps.

I presented on Pair Programming at the Maryland ColdFusion User's Group on Tuesday and was very pleased to tell everyone about all the upcoming Code Camps in our area. I also promised to post the links to the group, so here they are: 4/14/2007 NoVa Code Read More...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:55 PM

Microsoft MVP Global Summit 2007

I met Terri Morton (one day I'll be able to link her name to a blog) at the Cincinnati / Kentucky airport on Sunday and we flew out on the same flight to Seattle. The rest of the afternoon was uneventful. At night, I partied with Palermo . After that Read More...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:45 PM

March 21, 2007 Ask An Expert Live Chat Experts

Below is a list of the experts are participating in the Ask An Expert Live Chat on March 21, 2007. They'll be there to answer your questions. Daniel Egan Over the past ten years, Daniel has held a variety of positions in the information technology and Read More...
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Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:44 PM

Do you like Boston Legal?

If so, here's your chance to bid on a V.I.P. set visit with the opportunity to have a walk on part in Boston Legal. Pacific Wildlife Project , a non-profit organization that I volunteer for, is auctioning it off. Visit http://tinyurl.com/23usz7 for more Read More...
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Thursday, March 08, 2007 8:09 PM

March 21, 2007 Ask An Expert Live Chat

The Strong Coders Community will be hosting its monthly Ask An Expert Live chat on Wednesday, March 21, 2007 at 12:00 PM PDT. Get your tough development questions answered by Microsoft MVPs, ASPInsiders, Regional Directors, and other industry experts. Read More...
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Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:52 PM

February Strongest Coders and March Prizes

February Strongest Coders Congratulations to the February Strongest Coders. Thanks to those members for answering questions day and night. 1st Place - James Curran ( JamesCurran ) 2nd Place - Dean Fiala ( dfiala ) 3rd Place - Kamil Pakur ( kampak1111 Read More...
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