So a recent item that I’ve been tasked with is programmatically finding the application that is required to open/load a file of a given file extension. One would think that this would be a straightforward task and quite easy to...
The following are the contents of an actual email that I received this afternoon: Hi cchen I have a very hot Java Developer rek with a direct-client in Manhattan. Please send me candidates with rates and contact-numbers. Interviews this week....
In trying to wrap my head around how solutions should be designed and componentized in SCSF/CAB, I’ve spent a bit of time trying to study up on Model View Controller (MVC) and Model View Presenter (MVP). The packaged documentation, in...
Some random stuff and some not so random stuff. First, the Oral-B CrossAction Vitalizer is possibly the best damn (non-electric) toothbrush ever made. It’s comfy on the gums, it gets to the back teeth, and the handle is just right...
Warning: massive brain dump ahead… As I was laying down to sleep and having a discussion with my wife – much to her dismay – the topic of her current graduate class came up and she mentioned how much she...
There used to be a time, decades ago, when there was only one telephone carrier and everyone was forced to use it, regardless of whether the service or price sucked. Nowadays we have a much greater variety of choices from...
In describing my approach to software development, I like to use the term practical artistry. What does this mean exactly? Well, the practical part of it is that the class libraries, interfaces, and components have to work the way that...
Hmm…I thought it was kind of odd that Visual Studio didn’t support intellisense for WCF configuration elements (but then again, I’ve kind of become intimately familiar with the core elements without having the schema). Turns out that you have to...
If there’s one thing that really irks me is allegiance for the sake of allegiance. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against Microsoft Enterprise Library and in fact, in absense of any better alternatives, EL is indeed the best...