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Psake automates your .NET build using PowerShell. Here's how.

What is Psake and why do you want it? Psake is a build automation tool written in PowerShell. That means you don’t have to mess …

PowerShell: An Introduction for Linux Afficionados

Many of us cut our teeth on the elegant simplicity of the Linux command line, with its dazzling zero-based array of infinitely …

It takes skill to be "agile". Level up quick with these tips.

Many believe that to be successful, the members of an Agile team have to be a bunch of highly skilled full-stack hot shots. Some even …

The Fish or the Rod: Review of Code Complete 2

Many programming books are “recipe” style books. I suppose they appeal to us “Novices” on the Dreyfus model of …

Yeah, but Where's India?: Impressions of Specification by Example

Cristoforo Colombo (a.k.a Columbus) knew how to sail, navigate, sell a proposal. He was commissioned to find a new route to India. He …

Read to Remember Part II: Mind your Mappers!

In Part I of Read to Remember we discussed how SQ3R can help improve your reading retention, even up to 400% if you weren’t …

Pragmatic analysis or mud-stuck rant? -- Agile! book review

Bertrand Meyer is a well-respected member of the programming community, having introduced useful object-oriented concepts practices …

Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4, reviewed by me

When my wife surprised me with an Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 for our wedding anniversary, the look on my face was reminiscent of a barn …

From FUD to Friend? Shifting Impressions of Microsoft

This morning I found myself musing on a warm and fuzzy feeling that lay pulsing deep within my soul. Upon examining it more closely, …

More than 1 great idea? – Find an inspiration parking lot

The other day someone told me about some premium parking spaces in Manhattan going for a million bucks. Somehow I don’t doubt it. …