Announcing StyleCop.cmd

1 Jul 2008 stylecopcmd

As promised, here is a simple commandline driver for StyleCop, making it easier to integrate into “other” build tools, like NAnt.


Estimation Poker

5 Jul 2008 tips

I’ve spent most of this week as one of a small group working on estimating the next phase of a moderately large project.


Dual Monitor Visual Studio

9 Jul 2008 visual-studio

I’m a big believer in the benefits of having dual monitors - in fact, I’m fortunate enough to have dual monitors on both the computers I use most often.


Extension Methods and Null Pointers

13 Jul 2008 smart-code

I’m sure that most of you know that you can’t call methods on a null reference, so you’ll expect that this code will fire a nasty exception:


Mandelbrot Screensaver v3.1

14 Jul 2008 mandelbrot

Based on feedback from some users, and with special thanks to sobriquet, I’ve made some improvements to the screensaver that are now available for download.


Software Development Meme

19 Jul 2008 random

So, I’ve been tagged by John with the Software Development meme.


Intersect and Except

24 Jul 2008 dotnet

As a part of the infrastructure introduced in .NET 3.5 to support the various flavours of LINQ, there are a whole heap of generic extension methods that are available whenever you have IEnumerable<T>.


Living with StyleCop

25 Jul 2008 stylecopcmd

I’ve been trying an experiment - having integrated StyleCop into my build scripts (using StyleCop.cmd), I’ve been working to reduce the number of violation messages that it reports.


StyleCop Cmd Updated

27 Jul 2008 stylecopcmd

I’ve updated StyleCop Cmd - now supports XSL to transform the output XML for easy reporting. Plus, it’s a lot friendlier to use - gives sensible diagnostics instead of crashing at the slightest excuse.



Unclear on the Concept

29 Jul 2008 ux

I’m jumping through various hoops to register on the forum of a vendor (who shall remain unnamed) in order to post a question, when I strike this error: