I got up super early this morning to knock some last minute code out before a deliverable was due today. So here I am this morning about 4:45am wondering about getting some coffee. Of course it is Portland and there are several places I could just up and go to, one is even within 10... Continue reading →

I’ve been working with a standard .NET Windows Application and have had some of the oddest binding behaviors. I seem to be getting “ghost” refreshes of data when exiting text boxes, and writes of previously entered data. This got me thinking, why am I actually using binding? It isn’t always the best choice and often... Continue reading →

I’ve heard this, often said tongue in cheek, “If people realized how simple software development was, it would be a minimum wage occupation.” Of course it changes slight when said from person to person. The main point is there, that somehow, someway, software development is easy. I think it is easy, and many developers I’ve... Continue reading →

…it seems for a while now that Microsoft has been tempting away a lot of the Portland elite of the .NET World here in PDX. Just recently, if anyone was paying attention, Checkfree bought Corillion. Now just a few months after that Scott Hanselman, their very senior main lead guru architect dude, has left for... Continue reading →

The second brain storming I completed. I intend to complete the remaining sub-items and then start breaking out the process and flow of the vehicles and their respective uses. Things should get really interesting then. The new PDF file, and the updated Visio file are available. Continue reading →