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April 2008 - Posts

• Article of the Week: Classic Software Development Mistakes Enumerated

  Title: Classic Mistakes Enumerated Author: Steve McConnell Comments: I am currently reading through Rapid Development (by McConnell). I have had it in my library for nearly five years, but I have never gotten around to reading more than bits and pieces Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 6:01 AM by Tod Birdsall | 5 Comments Filed under: Article of the Week

• West Michigan Day of .NET -- May 10, 2008

  If you are in the mid-west, you may want to check this out. How many conferences do you know about where you can learn to communicate with a Wii-mote using C# ? http://www.wmdotnet.org/dodn08/ Registration http://www.wmdotnet.org/dodn08/Register.aspx Read More... Posted Sunday, April 13, 2008 7:52 PM by Tod Birdsall | 3 Comments

• Article of the Week: Things You Should Never Do, Part I (aka Old Code != Bad Code)

  Title: Things You Should Never Do, Part I (aka Old Code != Bad Code ) Author: Joel Spolsky Comments: This is an oldie, but a goodie. It is a reminder, to me, why rewriting an existing application can be both a financial and strategic mistake. Sometimes Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:28 AM by Tod Birdsall | 6 Comments Filed under: Article of the Week