Archive for December, 2009

The 2009 Retrospective

Adding my voice to the fray of year-end retrospectives.

December 31, 2009 @ 11:26 pm — 0 Comments

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Review: C# in Depth

Review: C# in Depth

This book provides insight into the workings of C#, and instructs the reader how to get the most out of the language.

December 31, 2009 @ 6:12 pm — 0 Comments

Posted in Books

Weekly Links #85

WordPress 2.9, oh so fine
How to Get a Professional Look With Color
A thorough look at the meaning of colour and how to create colour schemes.
4 Lessons Being a Programmer Taught me about Photography
Interesting parallels between two different interests.
Fantastic Winter Shots to Inspire You to Get Out Into the Cold
Some lovely winter pictures.

December 26, 2009 @ 10:38 pm — 0 Comments

Posted in Useful Links

Review: Clean Code

Review: Clean Code

A book that educates coders on best practices to produce clean code. Heavy reading, but satisfying too.

December 22, 2009 @ 11:24 pm — 0 Comments

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Weekly Links #84

ASP.NET WebForms Best Practices
Very good advice, things to keep in mind when working with WebForms. Some apply to ASP.NET MVC as well.
3 Must-Watch Topics in 2010
I agree with this list. All three are going to be very prevalent for anyone building on the web.
A Journey Through Five Years of WordPress Interface
An interesting look at the [...]

December 19, 2009 @ 3:27 pm — 0 Comments

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Weekly Links #83

Unit Testing An NHibernate Application
Integration testing more like, but still very useful information for creating automated tests for a .NET project that uses NHibernate.
Portfolio Design Trends: vCard Websites
“Business card” sites have been increasing in number in the last year. Link leads to a showcase of such sites.
Getting Phenomenal Nature Shots With a Wide Angle Lens
Excellent [...]

December 13, 2009 @ 3:57 pm — 0 Comments

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Weekly Links #82

Myths & Misconceptions About Grid Systems
A good article that provides counter-points to the grid article I linked to last week.
How To Track Outbound Links From Your WordPress Blog
A neat facility to find out where your visitors are leaving your site.
Really Basic Maths
Khoi Vinh writes up Basic Maths, his new WordPress theme.
How To Support Internet Explorer [...]

December 6, 2009 @ 12:27 pm — 0 Comments

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