I'm sitting through a good presentation on mock objects in .NET presented by Tim Shakarian (TSHAK). Tim gave a great overview of why we should care, and how mock objects it can simplify our TDD …
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Microsoft Regonal Director Global-Reach Awards
I was honored to learn that I had achieved the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards for 2006.
Thanks to all of you who read my blog, attend my classes, and generally listen to me ramble on about …
Read more →Visual Studio Team System Chat – Tomorrow
Join members of the Visual Studio Team System product group to discuss features available in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, Team Editions for Architects, Developers, Database Pros, and Testers. …
Read more →As many of you may know, Dr. Jim Gray (Microsoft Researcher and Turing award recipient) went missing a week ago, on his sailboat Tenacious off the coast of San Francisco. I've had the pleasure, on …
Read more →Looking for a few good developers for a noble project
Tired of building boring corporate applications? How about working on an application to accelerate the cure for cancer?
A friend of mine, Steven Forte, is the hiring manager for this effort. Read …
Read more →SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services Performance Guide released!
The much anticipated and eagerly awaited Analysis Services 2005 Performance Guide has been released and is available on the Microsoft download site.
Read more →If you've got some extra miles burning a hole in your account, cash them in to get to Frankfurt, Germany at the end of February and attend Basta!
Surprise ... I'll be speaking on Team System at the …
Read more →Ok, Chris Kinsman caught me flat-footed when he tagged me earlier this month. I know I'm a slow learner, and now that I fully understand what's going on, it's time that I sit down and …
Read more →DB/Pro security whitepaper is out
Richard Waymire has publishes his long-anticipated whitepaper on permissions, security objects, and other security concerns centered around using the Database Professionals edition.
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