I'm sitting through a good presentation on mock objects in .NET presented by Tim Shakarian (TSHAK). Tim gave a great overview of why we should care, and how mock objects it can simplify our TDD lives.
He listed the following Mock frameworks:
I was honored to learn that I had achieved the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards for 2006. 
Thanks to all of you who read my blog, attend my classes, and generally listen to me ramble on about Microsoft's tools and technology. Without you I wouldn't have these giant coins to carry around!
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. In addition, discuss what's new in the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP).
Join the chat on Wednesday, February 7th, 2007 from 10:00am - 11:00am Pacific Time.
As many of you may know, Dr. Jim Gray (Microsoft Researcher and Turing award recipient) went missing a week ago, on his sailboat Tenacious off the coast of San Francisco. I've had the pleasure, on several occasions, of speaking with Jim and learning more about his research. If we cannot find him, it will be a huge loss.
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The search for Tenacious (and Jim) is underway, in a big way. Many news agencies are calling it the largest private search for a missing person ever. This blog is aggregating all of the latest information.
Best of all, YOU CAN HELP!
Visit Amazon's Mechanical Turk site dedicated to finding Jim, and help by searching new/updated high resolution satellite imagery. All of the instructions are provided, you just need to donate some time. |
Tired of building boring corporate applications? How about working on an application to accelerate the cure for cancer?
A friend of mine, Steven Forte, is the hiring manager for this effort. Read more about it on his blog posting.
The much anticipated and eagerly awaited Analysis Services 2005 Performance Guide has been released and is available on the Microsoft download site.
If you've got some extra miles burning a hole in your account, cash them in to get to Frankfurt, Germany at the end of February and attend Basta! 
Surprise ... I'll be speaking on Team System at the conference!
Hope to see you there!
Ok, Chris Kinsman caught me flat-footed when he tagged me earlier this month. I know I'm a slow learner, and now that I fully understand what's going on, it's time that I sit down and post the "five things you didn't know about me" ...
- I fell in love with computers in 1977, when I first saw a Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I. I started programming two years later on a Level II version of the same computer. Turbo Pascal hooked me in 1984 and I've been in/out of compiler-rehab ever since.
- I own a Harley Davidson (2003 Fat Boy/100th anniversary) but don't ride it much. My biker friends think I'm weird. I am.
- My favorite TV shows are The Shield and The Office. Oh, and I'll watch those car chase police video shows too. I guess I need help.
- I'm a freak about soccer. I love to play it (indoor and outdoor) and love the World Cup and all its fanfare. I'm indifferent to MLS, and especially Beckham coming to the US.
- I've only had three jobs in my life that did NOT relate to software development in some way: working at my folks' video arcade Excalibur (Twin Falls, Idaho) in 1983, working at the Elk's Lodge setting up parties in 1983, and working at the new Wendy's cooking burgers in 1984 (6 weeks/never got paid).
Ok, so that's probably TMI at this point, so I'll stop, and pass the baton to Steven Borg, Peter DeBetta, Scott Cate, Peter Kellner, and Jason Mauer.
Richard Waymire has publishes his long-anticipated whitepaper on permissions, security objects, and other security concerns centered around using the Database Professionals edition.
Over the years, we've had a few clients automate their build process by using Final Builder by VSoft Technologies. Much like Team (Foundation) Build, Final Builder is a powerful build & release management tool. Unlike Team Build, Final Builder has a slick UI allowing a build master to quickly design the builds.
Last summer, a new Final Builder version (4.2) was release which included more support for MSBuild and Team Build tasks. With that version, and following the guidance in this article, you can get the two products working together!
Thanks for attending my talk last night and letting me share my SQL Server 2005 Worst Practices. I hope I didn't embarass anyone too badly by highlighting your practice in my talk!
Here are the slides, script, and sample project from last night's talk.
Also, a small correction: MyGeneration's site is www.mygenerationsoftware.com
If you are in the Boise area, be sure to attend Thursday's meeting of the Boise .NET User Group. I'll be delivering a talk on "SQL Server 2005 Worst Practices". If time permits, I'll also be diving into any other SQL Server/Visual Studio topics that are of interest, so bring your questions!
Please note that we will be meeting at the Microsoft building downtown (old ProClarity building).
My friend Ed Lance has started up a new training company: nTierTraining.
They focus mostly on Java software development, and include some really niche classes: Hibernate, AJAX, Spring, Servlets, JSP, STRUTS, JSF, JUNIT, J2EE, OOAD, Use Cases, Design Patterns, Web Services, and SOA.
Drop by his site and tell him hello ...
I just heard that Walt has become a Wintellectual, no doubt spreading the WPF and WPFe gospel. Walt is a very sharp developer and great instructor, and I've had the privilege of watching him in action at the Portland and Seattle code camps, as well as a few VSLive! events.
Be sure to check out his blog.
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