February 2009 Blog Posts
So, it’s busy, life’s busy, I’m busy. So I want to make a list for myself what to blog about. I’ve got a lot of interests, but I’d like to stay in line with the general topics I’ve written about so far. So, here’s my list for the coming weeks (months?). NHibernate and custom usertypes I’ve recently ran into a simple case where this might apply. I’ve got the code, just need the explanation. Storing an unbounded tree structure with NHibernate ...
Phil Haack recently blogged on using jQuery for creating a delete link in ASP.NET MVC which uses ajax when available, while still using conventional form posts when needed. One of the comments was about using the same html link in both cases opposed to changing from a html link to a submit button and vice versa. One advantage of that is that you enable a common case when deleting an item: a confirmation dialog/screen. It just so happens that I recently implemented a very crude version of this in my pet project. First off, I’d...
Ladies and gentlemen, I am now on Twitter. You can find me as tedkees. Feel free to follow me, or just ignore it. That’s fine too. What made me do it? Well, Scott Hanselman of course!
This post is inspired by a lengthy open letter blog from Ayende about his experiences with a licensing component, interlaced with my own experiences on dealing with my clients. In my day job I regularly have to talk to (potential) clients about their wishes, their problems and overall product satisfaction. So even though I don’t run my own company, I think I do have some experience with dealing with clients now and then. Communication is the key. Communication is essential for managing your clients. Software development inherently introduces bugs, requirements mismatch and all sorts of other problems. The biggest...