Contents tagged with Developers
Finding a Niche
The Freakanomics blog has an interesting anti-pattern for a software engineering career. I was chatting with a 70-year-old man who is an independent “software engineer”—a programmer. I asked him how he keeps up with all the young hot-shots who know the latest fancy programming languages. Simple, …
4 Easy to Remember Links
Have you ever found yourself in polite conversation and of how to start developing in a certain technology comes up? Or Have you ever wanted to share SDK downloads without having remember cumbersome URLs? I have* and that’s why I created easy to remember, copyable, pasteable, and shareable URLs to …
The Most Interesting Developer in the World
He also says, “Stay thirsty (for unexpected issues in production and have a resume ready), my friends.”
Top 10 Microsoft Developer Links for Thursday, January 5th
Rob Caron writes “Top 10” (-/+ 1) link lists for Microsoft Developers on a pretty regular basis. Be sure to check out his blog. Here is the top 11 list for today (Jan 5) and it’s too good not to share: ALM Summit 2011: Architectural Renewal with Cameron Skinner C# Corner, Visual Studio Magazine: …
Helpful Hint for HTC Arrive Owners
If you have a Sprint HTC Arrive Windows Phone 7 and you can’t get the developer registration tool to work, then here’s your solution. I found this after a lot of searching on the MSDN forums: HTC Arrive configuration issue. Try this: if connected, unplug the phone device from the computer._on the …
Advice for Developers and Writers
I forget exactly where I saw this, but this is something to keep in mind when coding or writing.
Fast Track Your App at the Metro Accelerator Lab Next Week in Chevy Chase
Do you have an app idea? Are you working on an app and you’ve hit a wall, then come to the Metro Accelerator lab next week at the Chevy Chase Microsoft office. Seating is limited, so register now. Please join us for a special, event that you simply don't want to miss – the Metro Accelerator Lab. …