Monthly Archives: August 2008

Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner #3

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Michael Koby

This Thursday the 3rd monthly Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner will be held at Star Pizza beginning at 6pm.  If you are interested in continuous improvement in your development or for your development team, come to the dinner.  You’ll meet others … Continue reading →

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Data & Application Design

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Michael Koby

Let me get right to the point of my argument. I believe that applications should be developed around the data they view and modify rather than the other way around. The more I read about new development strategies, processes, and methods the more I see people saying this is a bad idea. People seem to have this idea that data should be stored in a more OO way, which would make development easier. Here’s why I think they are wrong. Continue reading →

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Houston TechFest 2008

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Michael Koby

If you live in the Houston area and are a developer (especially if you develop on Microsoft technology) you will want to check out Houston TechFest 2008.  This even will be held on September 13th, 2008 (a Saturday) and registration … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Clone Wars Review

Posted on August 16, 2008 by Michael Koby

Just got out from seeing the latest Star Wars feature, Clone Wars.  Before we dive in let me inform you that I have read all 9 volumes of Dark Horse’s Clone Wars graphic novels multiple times.  I was excited to … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-08-13 [delicious.com]

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Michael Koby

My Interview Experience at Microsoft | Philosophical Geek (tags: programming tips microsoft interview jobs bookreccomendations)

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links for 2008-08-09 [delicious.com]

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Michael Koby

No, inheritance is not the way to achieve code reuse! | Little Tutorials (tags: toread programming development oop design) Drakx » Blog Archive » How to backup your Nintendo DS games (tags: nintendods homebrew backup guide) Minimalist Fitness: How to … Continue reading →

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