Summary
I am often asked when submitting talks to various events for a list of my past speaking engagements, event participation, etc. Rather than scramble each time to put this together, I have decided instead to just keep a running list of them here on this page. As I participate in additional events, I [...]
For those of you who attended the Agile Firestarter in NJ in December of last year (and also anyone who didn’t!), this is just a quick note to let you know that the content for the event’s presentations has been posted for download as mentioned in Peter Laudati’s blog post here. Not all of [...]
I’m happy to announce that I have managed to complete a new plugin for the DeveloperExpress Refactor!Pro product: Refactor_MoveTypeToFileInProject.
You can download a binary of the the new plugin here.
Why Would Anyone Need This?
Users of the DevExpress Refactor!Pro tool will probably be aware of the built-in Move Type to File refactoring that does exactly what its [...]
I’ve recently become slowly more aware that its starting to take me longer and longer to respond to people who contact me, look into resolving issues that people bring to my attention, complete tasks within deadlines that I’ve committed to, and otherwise meet my obligations to others.
As I started to think about why this might [...]
This is the last in a series of posts here and here about my design ideas for re-engineering the DX_SourceOutliner to improve its design as well as increase its flexibility and extensibility for the future.
Observed Theme 4: Analysis of Code Element Metadata
The .NET WinForms TreeNode class provides a node.Tag property of type object, the intended [...]
This is the second in a series of posts about my thoughts on my redesign of the DX_SourceOutliner Visual Studio DXCore-based plugin that started here.
Observed Theme 3: Decision Logic is (Mostly) Driven by User Options
As mentioned, one of the very serious growing problems with the present design of the DX_SourceOutliner is that of decentralized decision [...]
I absolutely LOVE the extensibility of the DXCore Visual Studio API abstraction layer that is both available free from Developer Express as well as bundled with Developer Express’ commercial and (free) express Visual Studio productivity tools. The ease with which they have made it possible to create Visual Studio add-ins that act as integral parts [...]
Anyone who has done any appreciative work in software engineering is familiar with one of the most challenging aspects of Software Development: the realization that software engineering isn’t fundamentally really about building so much as it is about discovering. We are taught for long periods in our careers (either implicitly through the language we use [...]
After a bit of work this weekend, I am happy to announce that v1.1 of the DX_SourceOutliner Visual Studio Add-in is ready for download. You can get the latest binary release from the Google Code site here.
What’s New
Originally supposed to be just a bug-fix (which would have left it at v1.0), while working on it [...]
For those who didn’t manage to attend the Agile Firestarter 2009 Event this past Saturday in NYC (details here), the videos from the first two sessions have now been posted to Vimeo for viewing at the following URLs…
Introduction To Agile (with yours-truly presenting)
Agile Estimation (with Steve Forte presenting)
Over the coming weeks, look for more videos [...]
