Things to excite !
An app I hadn’t touched since its last store build stopped opening in my IDE. Not a compiler error, not a failing test. I opened the solution and two of the projects were simply dead in the tree. Greyed out. Unloadable. I hadn’t changed a single line. The ground underneath the code had been quietly … Read more
In January 2012 I wrote a post called “What’s in your toolbox?”, running through the tools I leaned on. My favourite grid at the time was the Component One Flexigrid. A few months later, on 29 April, I followed it with “100% DX”. That one started with a simple, slightly annoyed question: could I get … Read more
I wasn’t planning on starting another software project last weekend. In fact, I was doing my best not to
Every major technology shift has had people claiming developers are finished
It’s a universal truth that 2020 has been a year that will be recorded in the annals of history and talked about for a long time. There are a few keywords that get thrown around that I actually find annoying, “unprecedented” and “uncertainty”. I think the reality of living in our modern world is that … Read more
April 2014, I wrote a post about CodeRush vs ReSharper. At the time Roslyn was a hot topic, Microsoft were open sourcing their compiler technology, DevExpress wanted to take advantage of that while JetBrains didn’t (and for compelling reasons). Two and a bit years later the wrapper is about to be removed from the offical public … Read more
Oh Apple, I’ve made such a fool of myself. Why? Why did I fall for the lure of the slim lines? the promise of the wearables? I was sure that Android was going to make me happy, to fill the gaps that had grown between us. I cannot believe I fell for it. After a … Read more
Over the years I have always enjoyed getting my hands on the latest gadgets, and my time as an Apple developer has been no different, as soon as a phone was announced I’d want to be among the first to get it. This year Apple announced that it would release to multiple countries on the … Read more
Will CR/R# take advantage of Roslyn??? WOW! what a hot topic… In short, here is what you need to know… 1. Will ReSharper take advantage of Roslyn? NO 2. Will CodeRush take advantage of Roslyn? YES Now, to be fair both camps have produced two very detailed posts (click on the links above) As a … Read more
We all understand the importance of a good testing framework, Test Driven Development (TDD) significantly reduces the maintenance cost of software and provides for cleaner, tidier code, but what about the UI elements of a web site or HTML5/JS Application? what’s involved in running tests on different browsers, different operating systems and devices? I recently … Read more