LINKBLOG for October 19, 2007

• Thanks for nothing! - Brian Donahue
  on the different ways that 'nothing' represents itself in our programming languages


• Moving from "write no tests" to TDD - Eric Gunnerson
  


• A Simple Method to Avoid Being Judgmental (yes, that means you!) | zen habits
  the DUAL method:
  1). Don’t pass judgment
  2). Understand
  3). Accept
  4). Love


• Sharpen Your Axe Before Starting Your Next Project - {codesqueeze}
  


• Self-Marketing for Software Developers - Rob Walling
  


• 100 Resources to Attract, Retain and Use Rock Star Programmers - HR World
  


• How to determine whether a property or a method is more appropriate for your needs - .NET Tip of The Day
  


• How to build a Fluent Interface in C# - Troy DeMonbreun
  


• *** Myth of the isolated production fix - Jimmy Bogard
  ' (...) config files are great - your IT staff can change them without a recompilation. Sounds great right? But what exactly does this imply? '
  Yes, in a tightly coupled environment there is not even the question if, but how much unforeseen consequences you will suffer


• How to block websites that kill your productivity - Leon Bambrick
  Should do this. But I just have an awkward feeling that when I'm not looking, my hands will touch the keyboard and remove the entries from the HOSTS file...


• The Weekly Source Code 8 - Scott Hanselman
  


• Writing Your Last For-Loop - Michael Feathers
  


• Waterhobo - Tim Higgins
  'Guy built a motion sensing water gun to scare rabbits out of his garden (...) Awesome '
  via `DotNetKicks


• Pay me now, or pay me later - Friday Reflections
  ' If you are planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in the negotiations. Sooner or later you get what you pay for '


• The challenge of teaching yourself a programming language - Reg Braithwaite
  ' When learning a new language or tool, do not shy away from things that seem different, weird, confusing, counter-intuitive, or unfamiliar '