There are many things I love about Team Foundation Server, but the supplied diff/merge tool is not one of them. It is – how can … Read more
Life would be simpler if I had the source code
Year: 2009
If I can get a pass out from helping to look after the burgeoning Nelson family for an evening, I’ll be going along to this … Read more
It gives me the utmost pleasure to announce the birth of Miss Isla Grace Nelson. Following a ludicrously speedy labour, Isla entered the world in … Read more
I spent much of this weekend over in Bradford, talking shop with the good folks at the Alt.Net UK ‘in the North’ conference. I had … Read more
I’m coming round to the realization that my hugely enjoyable first contract at Ventura last summer might have been something of an anomaly. That project … Read more
My current primary client has an annoying habit of closing for random days and half-days, including last Thursday afternoon. I decided to try to make … Read more
One of the least surprising but more significant announcements to come out of Mix ‘09 last week was the general availability of ASP.NET MVC 1.0. … Read more
So, base rates are now down to 1.0%, and the Zero Interest Bug is not just conjecture. From The Times: “About 1,500 customers who took … Read more
OK, dear readers, today I’d like to talk about tools. Software development isn’t really so different from traditional skilled crafts in that it is important … Read more
Sometimes, when you join a new team as a .NET developer, the team lead proudly points you in the direction of a Word document or … Read more