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Code Reviews using TFS Tools
25 August 08 07:47 PM | cjlotz | 1 comment(s)

I've previously blogged about using code reviews as an effective way to minimize defects, improve code quality and keep code more maintainable.  In my new job I had to define a code review process that suited our development team as well as the Team Foundation Server toolset and the Conchango SCRUM for Team System process template we are using.  This post details what process and tooling we came up with. Review Style To improve on the cost-benefit factor of the reviews we opted for...

Filed under: Agile, Teamwork, Coding, TeamSystem

Izindaba #20
30 November 07 05:48 AM | cjlotz | with no comments

Time for another weekly round-up of developer news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development content. (Izindaba = Zulu for News). .NET .NET Web Product Roadmap (ASP.NET, Silverlight, IIS 7) - Scott Guthrie announces the upcoming initiatives and releases for .NET web development for the months ahead. Silverlight 2.0 Beta with Go-live license Q1 2008! So glad they decided to rename to 2.0 and not stick with 1.1. Advanced C# - Free chapter from the C# 3.0 in a Nutshell book published by O'Reilly...

Filed under: TDD, DeveloperTools, Agile, Learning, Linq, C#, VisualStudio, SOA, Coding, SQL

Izindaba #16 Reloaded
01 November 07 09:42 PM | cjlotz | with no comments

Time for another weekly round-up of developer news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development content. As Windows Live Writer has kindly overwritten Izindaba #15 with the new Izindaba #16, I am re-posting the Izindaba #16 content. .NET Optimizing the Silverlight Install Experience - Scott Guthrie shows how to include the Silverlight install directly from your own site. Use the ASP.NET MVC Framework to Write Web Apps without Viewstate or Postbacks - Article by Jeffrey Palermo (code samples...

Filed under: SDLC, DeveloperTools, Agile, Object-Orientation, Silverlight, ASPNet, CLR, SOA, Javascript, Coding, Mono

Izindaba #16
26 October 07 06:28 AM | cjlotz | with no comments

Time for another weekly round-up of developer news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development content. .NET Optimizing the Silverlight Install Experience - Scott Guthrie shows how to include the Silverlight install directly from your own site. Use the ASP.NET MVC Framework to Write Web Apps without Viewstate or Postbacks - Article by Jeffrey Palermo (code samples included) that show the future ASP.NET MVC Framework in action. Reference Implementation for the Web Client Software Factory ...

Filed under: SDLC, DeveloperTools, Object-Orientation, Silverlight, ASPNet, WinForms, CLR, SOA, Javascript, Coding, Mono

Izindaba #11
28 September 07 08:02 AM | cjlotz | with no comments

It is time for another weekly roundup of news that focuses on .NET, agile and general development related content: Armchair Agilist - Scott Bellware expresses his frustration with folks from within the .NET Community who keep on criticizing agile development without having done any actual agile development themselves. Why Fixed Price, Scope Bids Are Incompatible With Software Development - A thought provoking post by Mats Helander. Continuous Testing Explained - The future of TDD? Everything Is Fast...

Filed under: TDD, DeveloperTools, Agile, Ajax, VisualStudio, StaticCodeAnalysis, Coding, DynamicCodeAnalysis, Astoria