LINKBLOG for September 18, 2008
Sep 18th, 2008 by AZuidhof
Video tutorial: Test Driven Development in practice – P Bielicki
‘ In this nine minute tutorial I’m presenting TDD way of developing software i.e. start from writing the test ‘Don’t Tell Me “How”, Tell me “What” – Casey Charlton
‘ During a discussion with our project manager earlier today, I used the phrase “Don’t tell me how you want it to work, tell me what you want it to do” ‘Looking Back On The Last Project – Davy Brion
‘ The first 2 weeks were a bit rocky since the other developers had to learn about Dependency Injection, Inversion Of Control and using a mocking framework for most of our tests ‘Getting things done, my way – Oren Eini
JQuery, the very very basics – Lesson 2 – Dotnet Slackers
How to pull all Pending Changes (Checked Out Items) from TFS 2005 or 2008 – Tom Fischer
‘ This question cost my a day of research, so I thought it is only fair to share my results and to have a look up for myself ‘Fresh Code – Get It While It’s Hot!! – Jean-Paul Boodhoo
Grab a copy of JP’s latest bootcamp codeTeam Work – Sean Feldman
‘ Every team player has the right to ask for help and not be afraid of that. If you never ask, you never learn, right? ‘Why Every Good Developer needs to Know how to Mock – Soon Hui
‘ Ever get your hands on legacy applications that are not designed for testability? If yes, then you will definitely yearn for mocking tools ‘Codebehind Files in ASP.NET MVC are Evil – Steve Smith
‘ The question is, why is that codebehind file there, and what are the consequences of having it there by default? ‘Think Like An Attacker? – Adam Shostack
‘ Here’s what’s wrong with think like an attacker: most people have no clue how to do it. They don’t know what matters to an attacker ‘*** 10 Reasons You Should Write Something Each Day – Joel Falconer
Me personally tries to write something everyday these days, but it is really hard to set apart the time. Still it’s worthwhile for multiple reasons – apart from becoming a better writer of courseHow to Learn from a Nuclear Missle – Scott Berkun
‘ One great way to find management insights is to study a field other than your own. By becoming a tourist, a traveler, it’s easier to be curious ‘ Although anything nuclear makes my skin itch, the idea is quite useful and refreshingMoving Team Members from Being Controlled to Taking Initiative – Johanna Rothman
‘ Management who are attempting to move from command-and-control to encouraging a team to be self-managing need to extend trust first ‘Are You a Super Influencer? – Richard MacManus
‘ Super influencers are heavy social media users, who also “fit the typical profile of early adopters who are likely to try new products, take risks and share their opinions with friends.” ‘ But, as a report on this topic states, this goes further than only tech and new mediaFitting agile acceptance testing into the development process – Gojko Adzic
Keeping Connected to Those You Work With – Robert Dempsey
Telecommuniting: good or bad? It has it’s downsides (like feeling isolated from your co-workers) but it depends on your personal attitude whether you like it, and how you cope with it (or not)Make Your Own Conference Dashboard – Chris Brogan
Ooh, mashups are so easy todaySDL Programs – MSDN
‘ The Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) has significantly improved the security, privacy and reliability of the company’s software ‘ Microsoft introduces a couple new programs to help us write more secure code. More info here, including demoDefining the problem of elevator waiting times – Matt Linderman
Amazing story of how a bit iof psychology can be the helping hand of a desperate managerThe Art of Agile Development: Vision – James Shore
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