In Visual Studio 2008 when using Visual SVN there is a slight issue when using database projects. Visual SVN doesn’t know to check in the database project file itself so it will lose the database project whenever a fresh checkout is done against the repository. So if you are using Visual SVN & VS.NET make... Continue reading →

…Yeah Us, Get Out of Our Way We’re Leading! Over the last few months I’ve worked through some projects that have a unique trait. The last time I worked in a scenario like this it was at Bank of America. At Bank of America some of the team was in Jacksonville, some where in Atlanta,... Continue reading →

These are things to take to heart. If you aren’t thinking, acting, and implementing based on these you WILL have issues. It will then lead to pulling your hair out (which I’ve already done), fussing, maybe screaming, being temperamental, getting bored, getting frustrated, and generally pushing one self to BURN OUT! Nobody wants that! So... Continue reading →

Nope, gotta do it. I went around and hit Google for some links. At this point the key links I’ve found are; Dennis van der Stelt’s Entry – This one is ancient though (2005). From the comments of Dennis’ Blog I found VBA Unit and… …Richard Jones own link to VBA Unit. These later two... Continue reading →

Another quickie tip o’ the day. When the build is broken in TeamCity, a good habit to gain is to “Take Responsibility” for the broken build. Whoever broke it, or more specifically whoever is fixing it, should click on “Take Responsibility” so that others know that it is being fixed. This way no one ever... Continue reading →