One of my favorite OSS tools is Subversion. I’ve used it a great deal professionally for managing source code, and it’s also the tool of choice for my academic collaborations between students not located on campus (which describes me, since my MS program is an online one). It seems a natural progression from CVS, and…
Today I’m going to briefly describe one of the cool and slightly more advanced features of CodeRush in a little more detail. But first, a bit of background. One of the many things I found enjoyable about CodeRush is the templated shortcuts, ala VS code snippets but better. I found myself typing “tne-space” a lot…
For some months now, I’ve been using CodeRush/DevExpress express (read: free) version, and I’ve just recently upgraded to the paid version. After playing with it for only a few short weeks, I’ve come to find it indispensable, so I thought I’d log a post highlighting some of my favorite features. These are relevant to C#…
At the moment, I own an Android phone and an IPod Touch. I do a lot of work on home automation and have begun to integrate both devices into what I do, envisioning them as essentially remote controls for operating the various automated appliances and articles in my house. Presently, this is done using…
I’ve recently been reading Code Complete by Steve McConnell (review of the book to follow when I’ve finished). In one of the early chapters of the book, McConnell discusses software metaphors and their importance. I won’t get into too much detail here, and I’m operating off the top of my head from what I read a…
