LINKBLOG for January 30, 2008

• C# Generics Annoyance - Chris Brandsma
  


• The programmer who programs least, programs best - Justin Etheredge
  ' (...) I am saying that every time you add code to your application you should do so consciously '


• Your project is already dead – you just don’t know it - Jonathan Rasmusson
  via Jean-Paul Boodhoo


• Jeremy hearts C# 3.0 - Jeremy D. Miller
  espacially follow up on the comments if you're new to C# 3.0 ' What do you like about C# 3? What are you doing that wasn't possible in C# 2? '


• Did you know... You can customize the commands on the context menus? - #140 - Sara Ford
  


• Taking responsibility for broken software builds: a part of daily team communication - Elizaveta Revyakina
  ' This is where TeamCity with its handy Take responsibility feature can be a really good remedy '
  small disclaimer (for once): I've never been paid to mention a product on this blog. Should this be the case in the future, I will let you know about itX


• Thinking of Breaking Away from the Blogging Herd? - Russell Ball
  ' If you are currently considering migrating your blog to your own domain or getting ready to start your own blog and aren’t sure which direction to go, here are a few things I would recommend based on my recent experience '


• Improving Windows XP Performance - Melissa Hermanson
  If your XP slows down to a crawl for unknown reasons, these tips might help out


• Community Convergence XL - Charlie Calvert
  article overview from the Microsoft's C# department


• The 10 Part Framework to Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs | Cultivate Greatness Personal Development, Leadership Training & Life Hacks
  ' While most presenters simply convey information, Jobs also inspires. He sells the steak and the sizzle at the same time (...) '
  with which also a new word was learned (by me at least)...


• On Loving C.. - Michael Feathers
  C is not for me, never programmed in it, but the way the love for a programming language is described by Michael is appealing


• More brain direction mind tricks - Greg Hughes
  Greg brings this weird trick under our attention (works over here!)


• Microsoft can't speak straight any more - Joel on Software
  ' “A feature complete CTP during the Heroes Happen Here launch wave?” What on earth does that mean? '
  The second part of the sentence Joel quotes contains even more mumbo-jumbo, making it most incomprehensible to mere mortals