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What if the IDE had Achievements?

January 26, 2011 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

Falling Down – Created a new SharePoint projectJob Security – Written a LINQ query with over 30 lines of codeThe Sword Fighter – 5 Consecutive Solution Rebuilds with zero code changesShotgun Debugging – 5 Consecutive Solution Rebuilds with a single character changeThe Mathematician – Defined 15 local variables with a single character nameThe Academic – Written 1000 lines of F#Spaghetti Monster – Written a single line with more than 300 charactersWild One – Mixed tabs and spaces for indentation more than 5 times in a single line

(Full Story: What if the IDE had Achievements?)

badges, humor, programming, web2.0

programming

xkcd: Tech Support Backdoor

October 15, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

(Link: xkcd: Tech Support Backdoor)

humor, xkcd

What has Maven ever done for us?

September 7, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

REG: All right, but apart from Standard Directory Structures, common build targets, and Declarative Dependency Management, a common artifact naming convention, code quality reporting, Sonar, Enterprise Repositories, what has Maven ever done for us?
JAVA COMMANDO #1: Groovy pom files?
(Link: What has Maven ever done for us?)

humor, java, maven

MySQL Diehard vs. NoSQL Fanboi: The Animated Movie

September 7, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

The debate is often charged between MySQL proponents and those who are increasingly excited about NoSQL.
So, it’s good to see a bit of levity enter the discussion. Every once in a while we need to sit back and not take ourselves too seriously.
(Link: MySQL Diehard vs. NoSQL Fanboi: The Animated Movie)

humor, mysql, nosql

mysql

Scott Adams Blog: Phone

September 3, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

I’m biased against the voice communication function of my so-called phone because I hate that particular feature. It’s impossible to have a conversation by cellphone if any of the following conditions is true:

1. An earpiece, headset, or speakerphone is used.
2. One of you is in an area with bad reception.
3. One of you has an iPhone.
4. One of you has a heavy accent.
5. One of you is insanely boring.
6. One of you is near anything loud, such as traffic.

“On top of that, people use the phone to ask me for uncomfortable favors or deliver bad news, whereas they use email to give me information I want or need. When my so-called phone rings, my first reaction is “Shit. What’s wrong now?” When I get an email or text message, I feel a tingle of optimism.
(Link: Scott Adams Blog: Phone)

humor, phone, tweet

The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : We are removing Flash support from OS X

April 30, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

Also: As of some day really soon, Gawker Media Web sites will not be supported in Safari, both on iPhone OS and OS X. Purely for technology reasons. Same for advertisements sold by Google. They were fine in the PC era. But now they just look ugly. Our users don’t want them on their Macs.
(Link: The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : We are removing Flash support from OS X)

Apple, appstore, humor

Starbucks launches "Plenta" 128-oz coffee

April 1, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

Plenta™ (128 fl oz) and Micra™ (2 fl oz) cups arrive in Starbucks stores this Fall. Derived from Italian word for plentiful or small, the Plenta™ delivers coffee lovers record amounts of the world’s finest coffee beverages while the Micra™ delivers a quick and satisfying morsel of goodness.
(Link: Starbucks launches “Plenta” 128-oz coffee)

humor, tweet

About the Dilbert Strip Finder

March 29, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

Find that Dilbert strip!

Have you ever thought of a comic strip but could not find it? It takes hours to look through your book collection.

Here is what to do: Simply enter one or two words into the search box on the sidebar. You will get a list of Dilbert strips by date, a short description and where to find them in the books, if they have been published, and a link.
(Link: About the Dilbert Strip Finder)

humor

The 4 Types of Emails Programmers Receive

March 16, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

The End of the World Email

URGENT!!! System is down! NONE of our users can do XYZ! Please advise!!!11!
(Link: The 4 Types of Emails Programmers Receive)

humor, programming

programming

3 Simple Rules That Will Make You a ‘Superstar’ Developer « yield thought

February 3, 2010 by Brent Sordyl 0 Comments

Rule 1 is the basis for your economy. You become a superstar by owning more code in the project than anyone else. You invest in your economy by writing new code, or converting existing code to your own, because every area of code you own generates you productivity and reputation.

Rule 2 is aggressive. Expand into other people’s areas and modify their code to make sense to you. Let people see that you’re touching a lot of code – it is good for your reputation. However, you have to be careful when going on the attack. Rewriting code carries a certain reputation penalty, but more about that later.

Rule 3 is defensive. Make it difficult for other people to work in your code or fix bugs in it – for every hour they spend fixing bugs you’ve accomplished another hour of fresh code rewrite somewhere else, thus increasing your control over the board.
(Link: 3 Simple Rules That Will Make You a ‘Superstar’ Developer « yield thought)

humor, programing