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If you didn’t know that C# spell check was a thing, it is.  For one thing, you can run a normal spelling analysis on any comments in your code.  That shouldn’t surprise.  But you can also check the code itself for spelling errors. That may seem like a strange thing at first.  Wouldn’t a C#... The post How C# Spell Check Helps ...

Many of us have a natural tendency to let little things pile up.  This gives rise to the notion of the so-called spring cleaning.  The weather turns warm and going outside becomes reasonable, so we take the opportunity to do some kind of deep cleaning. Of course, this may not apply to you.  Perhaps you keep your house ...

Today, I'll do another installment of the CodeIt.Right Rules, Explained series.  This is post number five in the series.  And, as always, I'll start off by citing my two personal rules about static analysis guidance, along with the explanation for them. Never implement a suggested fix without knowing what makes it a fix. ...

I like variety.  In pursuit of this preference, I spend some time management consulting with enterprise clients and some time volunteering for ''office hours'' at a startup incubator.  Generally, this amounts to serving as ''rent-a-CTO'' for startup founders in half hour blocks.  This provides me with the spice of life, I ...

I can almost sense the indignation from some of you.  You read the title and then began to seethe a little.  Then you clicked the link to see what kind sophistry awaited you.  ''There is no substitute for peer review.'' Relax.  I agree with you.  In fact, I think that any robust review process should include a ...

''You never concatenate strings.  Instead, always use a StringBuilder.'' I feel pretty confident that any C# developer that has ever worked in a group has heard this admonition at least once.  This represents one of those bits of developer wisdom that the world expects you to just memorize.  Over the course of your career, ...

Today, I'd like to offer a somewhat lighthearted treatment to a serious topic.  I generally find that this tends to offer catharsis to the frustrated.  And the topic of code review tends to lead to lots of frustration. When talking about code review, I always make sure to offer a specific distinction.  We can divide code ...

Today, I'll do another installment of the CodeIt.Right Rules, Explained series.  I have now made four such posts in this series.  And, as always, I'll start off by citing my two personal rules about static analysis guidance. Never implement a suggested fix without knowing what makes it a fix. Never ignore a suggested fix ...

I have long since cast my lot with the software industry.  But, if I were going to make a commercial to convince others to follow suit, I can imagine what it would look like.  I'd probably feature cool-looking, clear whiteboards, engaged people, and frenetic design of the future.  And a robot or two.  Come help us ...

For the last several years, I've made more and more of my living via entrepreneurial pursuits.  I started my career as a software developer and then worked my way along that career path before leaving fulltime employment to do my own thing.  These days, I consult, but I also make training content, write books, and offer ...