June 2007 - Posts

Multiple Choice Questions Are Like....Drugs?
24 June 07 07:22 PM

I was really excited about offering up the community based development concept for public debate and scrutiny - and I am still very glad to have done it. I did however, get quite a kick out of this comment on Trika's blog . Now, firstly, I want to mention Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 6 Comments    

Filed under: Certifications

Community Based Development - Pilot
22 June 07 03:06 PM

I have fallen way behind in my blogging over the last week. I have a couple posts yet to write about the pros and cons of community based development (and our processes in general), but I would like to write a quick post to answer a question that Deepak Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 3 Comments    

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Follow Up to Follow Up on Community Based Certifications
13 June 07 02:06 PM

I'm responding to a response on my post about what it would look like to do community based question development. The major take away for me on reading the following response is that I probably should take you through (at a high level) what our process Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 5 Comments    

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Community Based Development - Let's Talk
05 June 07 12:28 PM

One thing that's been a major point of frustration for me over the last year is a conversation that goes something like this. [Me] - "We should totally do exams around XYZ and ABC" [Management] - "We only have budget for N developer exams this year. See Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 22 Comments    

Filed under: Certifications, Learning Resources

DinnerNow v1.3 Is Released
03 June 07 08:14 PM

If you're looking for a good sample that shows how to apply some of the new .NET 3.0 technologies, check out the latest distribution of the DinnerNow.Net sample application. More information here . Read More...

Postedby hdierking | 0 Comments    

Filed under: Microsoft .NET Programming, Visual Studio 2008, Architecture

WF Runtime Service Parameters
01 June 07 12:08 AM

One thing that I dig about WF is that you can configure the runtime services both imperatively through code and declaratively through the application configuration file. One thing that I did find a little confusing, however, was in determining what the Read More...

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Filed under: Microsoft .NET Programming