I feel like I've been harping on this lately, but it's something I'm passionate about, so it's on my mind. Apparently I'm not the only one. In our profession our real value is not the code we write but the problems we solve with it and our ability… more »

This evening, I gave my presentation on continuous integration, and as promised, I'm posting my materials for anyone who wants them. CI - What, Why & How (zip) For those who were at the presentation, this is the contents of my C:\Build folder… more »

A couple of weeks ago, Chris Woodruff called for someone to fill in tomorrow at the West Michigan .NET User Group meeting. After (finally) confirming I could do it, it was scheduled, so tomorrow night, that's where I'll be. If you're in the Grand Rapi… more »

I saw a link to Stevey's Blog Rants in my twitter feed, so I clicked it and started reading through his archives. One of his recent posts is about tips for a good resume. No, I'm not looking for a job, or even to improve my resume, but it's still valuabl… more »

Tomorrow at 4:30, I'm getting out of the cold and we're heading for Sunny Orlando. Well, next week it looks more like Partly Sunny Orlando, but considering it's 25 degrees here in West Michigan, I'll take partly sunny and upper 60's over snow and upper t… more »

About a month ago, The Wife decided we needed a new stroller for the girls while we're in Florida in a couple of weeks. It's something she's been looking at for a while, and decided it was time to pull the trigger. She found the stroller she liked, and s… more »

After posting about my lack of growing lately, I was checking my "To Blog" folder in FeedDemon, and I already had a post flagged to blog about from J.D. Meier. He's got a bulleted list of things to do to ensure you have a mind-set to grow, rath… more »

Photo by jsweiringa I've been reading a new blog lately, and it's not a technical one. It seems to be mainly about how to blog, and there's a few good gems in there. One that intrigued me was about your writing budget. Not monetary budget, but how much… more »

I actually laughed out loud when I saw this Tweet from Jeff Atwood this afternoon. codinghorror Competition was fierce, but I think we now have a winner for worst blog tagline ever: http://www.rosscode.com/blog/index.php Mon, Dec 03 13:15… more »

I don't need another reason to be vain. Just ask the people that sit around me at the office! But Darren Rowse says I need to be more vain - and to do that, I need a vanity folder in my feed reader. Why? The reason I call it my Vanity folder is tha… more »