Welcome to Niche Software

Submitted by Bevan on Fri, 12 Sep 08 - 9:01pm

Welcome to Niche Software, a MicroISV based in Wellington, New Zealand.

This site has two (conflicting) goals.

The primary goal is to be a source of quality software - both shareware and freeware. As I tend to develop applications that scratch my own itch, many of the applications are fairly technical in nature.

The secondary goal of the site is as a host to my writing - mostly entries in my blog, but also including more detailed articles and the occasional highly opinionated editorial.

Upcoming Presentation: Smart Code

Submitted by Bevan on Tue, 9 Mar 10 - 3:57pm

Next week on Wednesday, 17th March, I'll be giving a presentation at the Wellington Dot Net User Group entitled "Smart Code".

Here's the advertising blurb:

Using Windows SignOn with PowerBuilder and SQL Server

Submitted by Bevan on Tue, 9 Mar 10 - 9:48am

Following The Good Samaritan Principle, here's a tip for people using PowerBuilder against a SQL Server back end with single-sign-on.

Catching 'Exception' is Bad? Isn't It?

Submitted by Bevan on Thu, 4 Mar 10 - 8:00am

We all know that catching Exception is a bad idea - for all sorts of reasons.

Process Improvement

Submitted by Bevan on Thu, 25 Feb 10 - 8:00am

It's interesting to see how different people react to the idea of process improvement. Most people fall into one of two camps - I'll term these the Conservatives and the Radicals.

Conservatives don't see any need for change at all: "That's just the way we do things around here, we get the job done, and I've got work to do anyway." They put no effort into process improvement, and therefore realise no improvements. They never make things worse - but they never make them better either.

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