LINKBLOG for May 26, 2008
May 26th, 2008 by AZuidhof
A Programming Job Interview Challenge #5 - Records Sorting - Shahar A
IDisposable and deterministic execution of code within scope - Gaia
28 Ideas To Spice Up Your Mornings - Jarkko Laine
Big list of cool tips, one of them: always carry pen/paper because inspiration/brainwaves come when you least expect themThe Perfect Productivity System - Celine Roque
GTD, Steven Covey, Leo Babauta: find the productivity system that suits you bestOpen Source Projects - Paul Stovell
Interesting list, in case you’re thinking about joining an OS project, look no furtherHaving the Right Users is More Important than Having the Right Features - Dare Obasanjo
New and Notable 245 - Sam Gentile
Most of Sam’s links are normally different from mine (more SOA oriented and a bit more on the bleeding edge), so we probably form a good addition both waysThe Illusion Of Technically Competent Managers - Max Pool
So there’s no hope for us devs anymore to reach management status
Glad that Max agrees in that software building is *not* (I repeat *not*, did you hear?) like building a bridge, an example that was even given again by a speaker at Microsoft DevDays 2008Are You a Productive Reader? - Dustin Wax
Thanks Rhonda!Leaky Abstractions? Try Asp.Net! - Leon Bambrick
Leon finds boatloads of leakyness in ASP.NET and wonders:
‘ Is there a way the text box class could have been implemented so that you get a compile error for setting the maxlength property when the textmode is multiline? ‘Null Object pattern - Scott Dorman
implementation for preventing a NullReferenceExceptionWPF & PowerShell — Part 4 (XAML & Show-Control) - PowerShell Team
Interesting combination which might have you raising your eyebrows… < a href=”http://www.alvinashcraft.com/2008/05/25/dew-drop-may-25-2008/”>Thanks Alvin!Alt.NET Podcast Episode 2: Alt.NET and Microsoft
Second part of the ALT.NET podcast, via Chad Myers
In case you forgot
Digging a bit deeper into WPF, via Marlon GrechASP.NET without ASP.NET - The problem(s) with value types
‘ Always make sure your structs are immutable, because you are never sure when a copy will be made ‘Why Enterprise Architecture is a Joke - Jeff Schneider
‘Their inability to perform Herculean change (…) has many of them designated as cops with no gun, just a good flashlight ‘
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