November, 2009

Sequence diagrams in Visual Studio 2010

Submitted by Bevan on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 - 6:30pm

This is pretty neat - Sequence Diagram generation in Visual Studio 2010.

What a great tool to have available when trying to grok a codebase.

Group Inspector Update

Submitted by Bevan on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 - 6:48pm

I've updated Group Inspector with a couple of new features as requested by some initial users.

New in this release:

  • Added a View button to select different view styles (much like Windows Explorer)
  • Added a Sort button for re-ordering users (helps when looking for a particular user)

Download here.

Software Craftsmanship

Submitted by Bevan on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - 8:51pm

Here's something more serious - a manifesto for software craftsmanship:

Not only working software,
but also well-crafted software
Not only responding to change,
but also steadily adding value
Not only individuals and interactions,
but also a community of professionals
Not only customer collaboration,
but also productive partnerships

Also worth reading Why Software Development is a Craft.

Google's new Language

Submitted by Bevan on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 - 8:44pm

So, Google's got a new language - "Go" which seems pretty cool.

Except, I'm pretty sure it's a prank.

After all, what would the next release of "Go" be called, but "Go2".

And as we've all known for years, that's considered harmful.

Windows 7 Window Management

Submitted by Bevan on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 - 6:06pm

I'm one of the many who've been trying out the Windows 7 Release candidate - yes, I know that it's available retail now, it's on the Christmas list.

One thing that's bugged me is the apparent lack of follow through with Multi-monitor support. You see, if you drag windows around with the mouse, Windows 7 offers some useful auto-dock functionality, but only at the outer edges of the screens.

Unit Testing 101

Submitted by Bevan on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 - 8:03pm
Unit Testing 101

I've posted the slides and some useful links from the presentation I gave last night at the Wellington .NET User group.