Jonathan Cogley's Blog
C#, Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, MVP C#, ASPInsider, Secret Server
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Pair Programming - The Ultimate Setup and the other options we tried.
We have tried various equipment and configurations at my current client to determine the optimal pairing environment. Such as:
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C# - NAMED LOOPS ... I miss them.
Named loops give the ability to extend flow control with markers. Cynics would argue they are glorified gotos but in that case, they probably don't like continue anyway!
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TDD Teaser #2 - Think you know NUnit?
I recently concluded a TDD with ASP.NET presentation in Cleveland with several TDD Teaser problems for the audience. The idea proved to be a lot of fun so I decided to repost the problems on my blog.
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C# - Why Overloads Instead of Optional Parameters? And AOP.
I just came across an old post on Dan Fernandez's blog that links to the "Whiteboard with Anders" session from TechEd 2004. I was lucky enough to watch this event live. One of the memorable questions answered - one that I often hear from ex-VBers - is why C# uses overloads instead of optional parameters ...
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Inheritance in types returned by a WebService - good or bad idea?
Simon Guest posted a list of his Top Ten Tips for WebService Interoperability which is a wonderful resource if you are building a webservice that will be widely used.
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TDD Teaser #1 - Do you know the answer?
I recently concluded a TDD with ASP.NET presentation in Cleveland with several TDD Teaser problems for the audience. The idea proved to be a lot of fun so I decided to repost the problems on my blog.
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.NET Mobility Road Show at Microsoft's Reston VA Office on 10/15
John McClelland, the Western PA Microsoft .NET Evangelist, just made me aware of the .NET Mobility Road Show which is visiting various cities in the upcoming weeks. Registration is FREE and the event is sure to be a blast.
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SPAM, Damn SPAM, and SPAM Statistics.
We have all heard how SPAM is costing us money - wasted time, wasted bandwidth, anti-SPAM software, lost business emails, etc.
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Test Driven Development is growing in popularity.
The audience tonight at the Cleveland .NET SIG responded that about half were aware of TDD and around 8-9 attendees were already practicing it!
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TDD with ASP.NET in Cleveland next Tuesday
I will be speaking at the Cleveland .NET Special Interest Group (hosted by Bennett Adelson) on Tuesday, 9/14/2004. The presentation will move quickly through the theory and then focus on a hands-on session building a simple ASP.NET application with a database backend. This will introduce the concepts of Test Driven Development while tackling the typical challenges most of us face. We will also use some testing quality tools to determine the quality of the hands-on session. Finally closing with an open floor for audience questions.