September 2003
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What did I do to deserve...
So, family members having PCs that you feel obliged to look after for them. That’s some form of punishment for something, right? -
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Insufficient coverage
Today the FX engine went into UAT. Well, the nearest thing we have to UAT; a user looked at it… 3 bugs, differences between the new code and the current production version. All slipped through our test coverage. :( I had actually … -
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Eric Sink on instant gratification
Eric Sink has an amusing piece on how his problem solving skills have been spoiled by Visual Studio’s F5 rebuild and run option. He obviously isn’t developing test first, because if he was then going for the instant … -
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Run away to the alps
I have a dream. I’ve just done coding for the day and I’m sitting in a hot tub on the deck of a glass fronted chalet overlooking the slopes; glass panels around the deck so that nothing obstructs the view. Think the really … -
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So, who's the smart arse who thinks it's OK to move keys on a keyboard?
My space bar got sticky. I bought a Microsoft Wireless Multimedia keyboard on impulse. Why Oh Why was the ’end’ key moved? The keyboard itself has a nicer feel than the one I replaced. It’s thicker, you pretty much have to … -
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Netgear MR814v2
Further to my recent wailings about being responsible for family member’s PCs… I decided to deal with the internet connection sharing issue at the hardware level… So far the Netgear MR814v2 firewalled, DSL router, WIFI … -
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BenSkating
Michelle and I had a skate lesson with Ben Roberts on Saturday morning. It was a group lesson that ended up being just the two of us and which was really good and great value for money. Ben was my instructor when I had my course at … -
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I blame the testing
It’s amazing what a day or two away can do. I came back to the tests with a fresh mind this morning and dealt with the issues that had caused me problems at the tail end of last week before I got my morning coffee. Ok, so I … -
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I'm sorry but...
Who are you? and why are you here? `2003.09.05 11:11:45 62.188.56.137 ‘Len’ added entry #157 2003.09.05 11:45:49 62.188.56.137 ‘Len’ added entry #158 2003.09.06 13:26:52 4.64.105.117 Search: query for … -
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iNTJ
So, I saw all this stuff over on Scoble and Chris Sells’ blogs about Microsoft being full of ENTJ’s and wondered what the hell they were on about. Myers-Briggs personality types; I took the test, apparently I’m an … -
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Why do I code? Because I couldn't not do it...
Why do any of us do this stuff? Why do we read so many books on the subject? Go to user group meetings? Fly across the country to hear people talk? Why do you code? Seriously. I want to know. Rory Blyth - Neopoleon.com - WHY DO YOU CODE? … -
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Introspection on INTJ
It seems that iNTj’s are big into contingency planning and, in general, most other people aren’t; that explains a lot… Whenever I find myself in an unexpected situation the first thing I always think is … -
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Damned if they do, damned if they dont
I had just sold management in the company I am clienting for on the ability of W2K3 to avoid these, with the line that during the Windows Security Push, all 9,000+ Windows developers stopped and poured over essentially every line of Windows … -
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I know it's trying to help, but..
I’m editing a wedding video at present. I’m using Pinnacle Expression to write it to DVD. I have a dual xeon 2ghz machine with hyper threading enabled and it insists on using no more than 25% of my cpu… It doesn’t … -
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Things that make you go, Hmmm...
Just yesterday, I had a discussion with the CTO of a current client. He’s a 20 year industry veteran and he was wondering why Microsoft hadn’t stopped in their tracks and underwent some massive code reviews to get rid of the … -
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Back from Saas-Fee
The 2003/04 ski season has started. Well, for me at least. We spent the last week in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, in the hands of the Warren Smith Ski Academy. Great fun, hard work, highly recommended. The snow was wonderful for the time of year. … -
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Images from Saas-Fee
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No, No, No! That way lies the army of muppets!
Krzysztof Kowalczyk on Alan Cooper on software business… “Alan Cooper argues in this article that a way to win in the software business is not by cutting costs of production (i.e. number of programmers and their salaries) but … -
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Video editing
I’ve been editing videos on a PC for far too long. It’s a lot easier than it used to be, but it still feels like it’s not quite ready for prime time for non professionals. At least it’s now reasonable easy to find … -
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Frankenstein programming
I’m spelunking around in some code for a client looking for a nasty bug that’s hard to reproduce. The code is less than ideal… It’s the kind of code that’s been put together by what I refer to as … -
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'The sample code uses limited error handling'
I’m looking at adding SSPI security to the socket server code for a client; first stop is MDSN and the samples section. Although I can understand why the MSDN samples are generally just ‘here’s the API, this is the order …