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Maximizing VPC2004 Performance

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Been playing with a lot of beta software lately, so you know what that means - learning all the ins/outs of Virtual PC 2004. I picked up a few cool tricks at Tech-Ed last week, too. As far as …

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Refactoring To Patterns

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Scott Ambler (see earlier posting) recommended this soon-to-be-published book by Addison-Wesley. Joshua Kerievsky bridges the gap between the practice of refactoring and the art of designing with …

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Misconceptions about Agile

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Scott Ambler (see below) presented this list of agile falsehoods. It's good: agile = "code and fix" agile = XP agilists don't document agilists don't model agile results in low quality agile doesn't …

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C# to Delphi converter

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

BabelCode is a C# to Delphi for .NET code conversion utility. It is extremely experimental and you shoul use it at your own risk. For example, copy the following code to your clipboard and then try …

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Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) 4.0 Overview

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft announced Visual Studio 2005 Team System last week and part of that system will be a newer, more agile MSF (version 4.0). Currently, there is only one article on MSF 4.0. I'm sure more …

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Agile Methodology: Enterprise Agile

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Thoughtworks is considered to be the leader on Agile methodology on large-scale, enterprise development efforts. Here is a thumbnail (taken from their Website) These methodologies are most effective …

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Agile Methodology: Lean Programming

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Scott Ambler (see below) mentioned a new methodology that I hadn't heard before - “Lean Programming”. Here are the basic principles: 1. Eliminate Waste 2. Amplify Learning …

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Visual FoxPro 9.0 Beta released!

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

Microsoft released VFP 9.0 Beta yesterday. If you are interested, I would recommend first reading the overview, themes, and feature summary and then downloading the VFP 9.0 Beta.

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Greetings from DevEssentials

Jun 5, 2004 • 1 min read • Richard Hundhausen

This years conference looks to be really good. This is the 3rd year, and there are many Fox, .NET, and SQL folks here at the Westin Crown Plaza in Kansas City, MO. Here are some other bloggers at the …

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