Blog Posts

MANY articles on a wide array of topics. You’ll find a lot of my newer content is going to my YouTube channel first, but I do still blog occasionally.

2013 Software Craftsmanship Calendar

2013 Software Craftsmanship Calendar

It's that time of year again when Software Craftsmanship wall calendars are shipping out of our Hudson office. A few things are different this year. The small NimblePros logo on the calendars has been replaced with a …

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JavaScript The Good Parts Reviewed

JavaScript The Good Parts Reviewed

Finished up Douglas Crockford's JavaScript: The Good Parts this week. It definitely helped me improve my understanding of JavaScript, which I've been using since it was new, but always like a C programmer, and only …

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Limit SQL Server Memory Use on Dev Machine

Limit SQL Server Memory Use on Dev Machine

If you’re a developer running SQL Server locally, you may sometimes need to limit how much memory the database is consuming. Under normal conditions, SQL Server likes to use as much memory as it can get, since …

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The Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Continued

The Ivy Bridge Ultrabook Continued

I’ve now had the new Intel Ivy Bridge Ultrabook machine for about six weeks, and have been carrying it as my primary machine for much of that time. You can read about my initial impressions of the Ultrabook here. …

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DevReach 2012 Sessions

DevReach 2012 Sessions

Thanks to everybody who attended my DevReach sessions. I had two talks and two panels, and both of the talks were standing room only (in the smaller theater), which was great to see. The panels were both recorded on …

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Webs of Trust versus Certifications

Webs of Trust versus Certifications

In the software development industry, as in many others, it's important or at least helpful to be able to identify individuals and companies who are competent at their craft.

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