A quick tip o' the day, that really has nothing to do specifically with software development – but is none the less a very good tip. Meetings can be awesome and useful, or they can be useless and wasteful at best. There are a couple reasons; Any meeting over 30 minutes is absolutely wasteful. Too... Continue reading →

No point in getting all thought provoking, it is Friday. So go entertain yourself. http://xkcd.com Important Life Lesson Playing the Devil’s Advocate to Win Shopping Teams Continue reading →

Integration tests are dependant tests that go across boundaries; database to the data layer, UI to the client layer, Model Layer of the MVC to the Something Layer, and the list goes on. These tests are not something that can be added to a build solution without first getting the various segments actually “running”. We... Continue reading →

Subversion is in the entry title, but these really apply to just about any source control being used for almost any type of project. 1. Update every time a build is successfully completed on the server to assure you are using the latest and your code still builds locally. 2. Check in as frequently as... Continue reading →

Some more quick best practices for using source control. Simple Rule: Check in often, build often, and keep updated as frequently as you have code that builds. This prevents merge conflicts, overrides, and other goofy nonsense that no one wants to deal with. I would say it is a good idea to update every time... Continue reading →