ASP.NET Resources

January 2009

Let Your Code Fail Early

To the list of disturbing practices I nominate this:

1/26/2009 |

I keep seeing a disturbing tendency to abuse XML. The kind of abuse where almost every technical decision leads to, “Let’s put it in XML.” If you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To some born-again .NET developers, everything looks like XML (if your name is Don, you’re excused).

1/26/2009 |

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Don't Turn Your Resume into a Dumpster

I am dismayed by the quality of resumes we receive. Below are some of my observations and suggestions to help you cut through the clutter.

1/26/2009 |

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Eyes Bigger Than Stomachs

Money has a peculiar property: if you don’t want or know how to manage it, somebody else will happily to do it for you and play you for fool along the way. As if there was a shortage of Wall Street scandals last year, there’s always room for one more. I’m referring to the freshly baked ordeal with Bernard Madoff and his clever scheme of siphoning off billions of dollars.

1/4/2009 |

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Book Review: Gotcha Capitalism

Bob Sullivan’s Gotcha Capitalism begins with an entertaining story of being ripped off by a hot dog vendor in mid-town New York. Having been charged $3, he mentions he works right around the corner at which point the street vendor forks over the rest of the change and apologizes profusely for mistaking him for a tourist.

1/4/2009 |

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January 2009

Let Your Code Fail Early

Welcome to XML Hell

Don't Turn Your Resume into a Dumpster

Eyes Bigger Than Stomachs

Book Review: Gotcha Capitalism