So the build broke based on a unit test that failed. Is the general rule of thumb that the build breaking check in person fixes the test? What if they did something that broke someone else’s test for something? …hmm, the philosophy of project handling and management. Today I have nothing to proffer or offer... Continue reading →

I was running three virtual machines on my laptop and couldn’t help but think, this is awesome. I couldn’t have imagined doing this 6-7 years ago. That is three operating systems running in virtual machines. Windows 2003, Windows XP, and of course Windows Vista. All running hosted on a Windows Vista Machine – my …... Continue reading →

…and I hate it. Excel has a model, that seems to be broken all the time, and appears that there are a zillion ways to do things that are not a preferred way. The most common situation seems that Excel either breaks, crashes hard, eats up on the memory, or some other monstrous thing happens... Continue reading →

Recently a situation were I needed to pull out the dependency injection and inversion of control skills came up again. The need for loose coupling in so many projects is vital to these patterns. I was going to start writing an article, but then realized there are some really amazing ones out there. They point... Continue reading →

The VS.NET integrated build monitor is great. This thing helps you keep track of your latest changes, the status of the build, and other information right at your fingertips. If you’re using ReSharper and NUnit (or other integrated test framework) you get even more functionality. First just install the TeamCity Visual Studio Add-in Tool. You... Continue reading →