While out on a jog recently, I found myself listening to an episode of .NET Rocks, in which the discussion covered the surprising percentage of developers still using Winforms and the general topic of using licensed controls written by third parties. This started a train of thought in my head that might end in mild…
Editorial Note: I originally wrote this post for the SmartBear blog. You can check out the original, here, at their site. While you’re there, take a look at their product offering and blog posts by their various authors. I’ve spent enough time walking the halls of large-ish to massive organizations to have formed some opinions…
Editorial Note: I originally wrote this post for the SmartBear blog. You can check out the original here, at their site. Take a look around while you’re there and check out their products and other posts. In 1999, a man named Eric S. Raymond published a book called, “The Cathedral and the Bazaar.” In this…
A tweet came into my Twitter feed last night, and I noted that (1) I was a little late to the party and (2) it was wildly popular. I found myself a bit surprised, because it was critical of the open plan office construct, which I figured was by now just an accepted condition of salaried employment,…
Editorial note: I originally wrote this post for the NDepend blog. Click here to check out the original, on their site. While you’re there, take a look around at the other posts and the offering. Here’s a campfire horror story of legacy code that probably sounds at least somewhat familiar. One day, your manager strolls…
