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June 2009

Load Testing vs. Profiling

A fellow geek asked me the other day, “What’s your take on load testing and profiling?” Incidentally, this question comes up once in a while, so I figured I’d explain my position here. Read this blog post

6/22/2009  | Discuss this post2 comments  |  No TrackBacks

IIS7 Resource Kit Rocks!

I’ve never been much of an “infrastructure guy” which is why Microsoft’s Resource Kit books always induced sleep on me.  Read this blog post

6/19/2009  | Discuss this postNo comments yet  |  No TrackBacks

Getting to the Bottom of JavaScript Includes

I get frustrated when an outside vendor insists that I include their JavaScript file all the way up in my pages. Usually they want it right in the <head>. I have a couple of issues with that. Read this blog post

6/17/2009  | Discuss this post1 comment  |  No TrackBacks

If Only They Tested It on Themselves

The company I’m on a contract with has moved to a new building in NYC. Actually, it’s an old building, but fully remodeled. Since day one we’ve all noticed weird “bugs” about the new design which could’ve been easily prevented if… the contractors tried to use the building the way employees would. Read this blog post

6/15/2009  | Discuss this post2 comments  |  No TrackBacks

Message to GEICO: Usability First Please

Seriously, GEICO, how difficult is it to write a regex to accept a policy number exactly as you print it without resorting to the lame “do not include dashes”? Read this blog post

6/15/2009  | Discuss this post3 comments  |  No TrackBacks

SuperPreview Blew Me Away

A fellow user group attendee pointed me to a preview of SuperPreview for Expression Web (no pun intended). Testing a web site in various browsers has been such a headache over the years! Either you had to install lots of virtual machines (I so don’t recommend running multiple versions of IE on the same box!), or use a paid service which provided you merely a static screenie of the site. Not good for debugging either way. Read this blog post

6/14/2009  | Discuss this post4 comments  |  No TrackBacks

Slides and Code from Hartford Code Camp 2

A big thank you to those of you who came to my presentation at the Hartford, CT Code Camp 2. A special thank you goes to the organizers and sponsors of the event. Read this blog post

6/14/2009  | Discuss this postNo comments yet  |  No TrackBacks

Temporary Fixes Are Permanent Fixes

A somber reminder that temporary (aka “quick and dirty”) fixes almost always become permanent: Read this blog post

6/11/2009  | Discuss this post1 comment  |  No TrackBacks