My code compiles, so can I take a break? I love those xkcd strips! Continue reading →

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 →