What If Google Suddenly Stops Working?
People tend to complain about the Microsoft monopoly, but they forget that they depend on the company by the name of Google ;-)!
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More on Regular Expressions
The always enjoyable Jeff Atwood wrote an excellent discussion about regular expressions that everyone should read. Having seen many times where a... more »
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What’s new in Subversion 1.5
I am a contented Subversion user, so took a look at the changes. Top of the list is “merge tracking”, though it is described as “foundational” which... more »
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The problem with "I'll wait until my manager sends me to training"
With all the new technologies coming out, many software developers want to get sent to training seminars. Sometimes "Training" is fun - your company... more »
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Microsoft accused of reinventing EJB – ouch!
There is a lot of discussion around Microsoft’s object-relational efforts right now. There are a couple of key issues: Is Microsoft really committed... more »
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I'm not a real world developer
I made the mistake recently of reading some of the responses to the 'Entity Framework Vote of No Confidence' letter which I'm sure you've heard about... more »
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VisualSVN and TortoiseSVN
Almost holiday time, time to tidy up all work. Recently I moved to Tortoise SVN for all my source control needs. Getting that to work was not that... more »
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Advice to a young programmer
I received a mail from an acquaintance who'd come to the realization that his 13-year-old wanted to be programmer, specifically a games programmer.... more »
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Coding Horror: Alan Turing, the Father of Computer Science
Charles Petzold was kind enough to send me a copy of his new book, The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper on... more »
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5 Best Free FTP Programs
Any webmaster knows the importance of a good FTP program. A good program is typically advertised as a commercial software application with an... more »
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12 Breeds of Client and How to Work with Them
There are loads of different types of clients out there and chances are at some point you’ll get to meet all of them. So let’s take a look through... more »
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101 Essential Freelancing Resources
Well it’s actually 126 resources now, thanks to all the people who added resources in the comments. Update: This article has been translated into... more »
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Writing Good User Stories
Over the last few weeks, I've written a lot about how to write good User Stories. You can see them all here: Writing good User Stories. User... more »
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Lessons Learned in Programmer Testing
I have just finished the early summer conference circuit. I spoke at the p&p Summit in Quebec City in early May, TechEd Developer in Orlando, and the... more »
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30+ Must-Have Updated Firefox 3 Extensions
We’ve put together a list of 30+ must-have Firefox 3 extensions that we know you’ll enjoy, whether you’ve upgraded to Firefox 3 and are looking for... more »
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How Do You Define "Good Code" ?
I was on a phone interview the other day where I was asked for my definition of “Good Code”. The first thought that came to mind was... more »
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Three new Dojo books
Now, right this very minute, you can learn pretty much everything there is to know about Dojo thanks to 3 newly published books. Writing a book on... more »
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How To Implement Scrum In 10 Easy Steps
When I first encountered agile software development, I found it hard to understand. Okay, I might not be the brightest person you've ever met! But I'm... more »
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The 20 most kicked “top-10 stories” for Developers
Top-10 do enjoy great popularity! Why could that be? Well, it all comes down to laziness Someone scanned all the web and simply wrote down the best... more »
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Book Review: Beginning Java SE 6 Platform
I've been reading Jeff Friesen's Beginning Java SE 6 Platform, From Novice to Professional for a couple of weeks now. I thought that David Flanagan's... more »
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Disadvantages of Agile Software Development
Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of agile software development. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that.But I'm not so pro-agile that... more »
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Which Software Blogger Do Girls Like Better?
Today I received an invite to Google Ad Planner. As I was playing around with this new tool, I was really blown away by how much information Google... more »
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Great developers
What's a great developer? An email went around recently asking a few people what they thought constituted a successful developer. My first... more »
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20 Qualities of an Agile Leader
Teams of all natures - agile software development or otherwise - need inspirational leadership to perform their best. That leadership may, or may... more »
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Introducing JavaServer Faces
In this article Babita provides a brief overview of JavaServer Faces (JSF), its components, life-cycle, and its advantages over so many frameworks and... more »
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