Archive for August, 2008
Houston Alt.NET Geek Dinner #3
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 like minded and possibly learn a thing or two (I usually do).
Here are the deets [...]
Data & Application Design
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.
Houston TechFest 2008
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 begins at the University of Houston campus.
You can scope out the agenda here. There are [...]
Star Wars: Clone Wars Review
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 hear that a Clone Wars movie and TV show were being made because i wanted [...]
links for 2008-08-13 [delicious.com]
My Interview Experience at Microsoft | Philosophical Geek
(tags: programming tips microsoft interview jobs bookreccomendations)
links for 2008-08-09 [delicious.com]
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 Get In Lean Shape With Little or No Equipment | Zen Habits
(tags: lifehacks workouts)
links for 2008-08-06 [delicious.com]
Official Samsung LNxxA650 Owner's Thread - AVS Forum
(tags: hdtv samsung avsforum)
Tip: Dark-room picture settings for the Samsung LN52A650 - Tips, Tricks, and How-tos at CNET.
(tags: hdtv samsung)
Generation 5 » Stop Catching Exceptions!
(tags: programming exceptions development)
Stuff We Like: CordWrap Keeps Cords Off the Floor and Plugged In
(tags: cablemanagement lifehacks)
Considering a career in consulting? Avoid these 5 [...]