One of the problems that face any web developer is their ability to properly test the GUI components of their sites. A few options exist, specifically Watin, with varying degrees of success. Now that I've been experimenting with the ASP.NET MVC framework I've modified a good deal of my GUI work in s... [More]

I think there exists some value in a direct mapping between your software's system roles, the functions provided to each role, and the tests one writes to verify that each type of user can perform each task with the same desired outcome. Albeit a simplistic (or trite) view of the process of creating... [More]

During a conversation the other night Joaquin Phoenix came up. My mother-in-law had seen something about how he was trying his hand at hip-hop, which I'd read a few other places. I said something about getting a very Andy Kaufman vibe from his behavior of late. Then today I see this link on Buzzfeed... [More]

Anyone who knows me knows darned well that I'll be a coffee fan to the end so it's not surprising that I'll start a post like this. Granted, the first thing I do in the morning on the way through through the kitchen is to push the little green button on the front of the coffee maker. The second thin... [More]

I've been able to repair the broken code display. Thank goodness, and to the new syntax highlighter I'm using.

Sorry for any technical glitches in the system again today. The Syntax Highlighter has again crapped itself so I'm basically forced to find another option.

My good friend Scott Cate has launched a really helpful blog called VSTricks.com. Each post has video demonstrations of how to accomplish various helpful functions using Visual Studio. Super-helpful site. You should check it out.

I've been creating a few extension methods here and there recently and figured I'd share one of the ones I'm using in a lot of places. This one is an extension method named Append that you can use with a generic IDictionary implementor to do quick-and-dirty creations of the object. I've found this t... [More]

My search is over. The best part was that I not only secured a position, but that I secured a position with a company for whom I've had a great amount of respect for the past few years. My new employer, NouvEON, offers consulting services in the Charlotte, NC area and in cities nearby throughout the... [More]

It took awhile, but I've been able to recompile the site with fixed put into the Syntax Highlighter extension. Pretty sure this'll be the last time I do this. Headaches galore.