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03 September 2007
Disputed Code Comments vs. Self Describing Self Documenting Code

Last week I have been reviewing some implemented features on our product, it works fine but not well written, got to have some refactoring specially my rule on comments. Perhaps this is one the most disputed practices in software development, code comments. Personally, I seldom/don't comment my code... Read More...

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Filed under: build better software, best practices, coding horror

14 August 2007
Finish the feature on time, you'll get your Resharper license

When I was asked by my partner why we need to install resharper , I just can't explain it all. I just said "there are more than 1000 reasons " for us to have it, then he asked how much is the license and decided we'll get it. If he asked again for specifics, I will give him a bad code... Read More...

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Filed under: developer tools, resharper, microISV, build better software, development, productivity tools

14 August 2007
High cost of low quality code

A company Revsys blogs about the the high cost of low quality as a guide to hiring developers. See the full entry here . I personally share the same view with hiring expert developers for start than building up a fresh-grad from the ground. For a company just starting up, quality is a must and you simply... Read More...

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Filed under: microISV, build better software, development, hiring developers

25 June 2007
Usability: Build better software with naive testers

It's 1:00 AM in the morning. I have spent several hours trying to debug a major issue on the image synchronization service of our product. An issue so trivial I am clueless where to look-up into. Is it on the windows service deployed on web server, or on the windows forms CRM module, or on stored... Read More...

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Filed under: usability and design, build better software