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How to be a Problem Solver

How to be a Problem Solver Or how to deal with an angry customer. In particular note the over communicate concept even if it’s nothing more than we’re still working on it and here’s what we’ve done so far.

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Sun, Nov 8 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Windows 7 development reorganized

Steve Sinofsky took over management of the Windows development team after Windows Vista. He was in charge of Office development for a number of years prior. I’ve been reading snippets over the past few years about how the development methodology of Windows 7 had changed. And how Windows...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Mon, Nov 2 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Dual monitors on the laptop

I did some searching recently and located some inexpensive devices designed to add a second monitor to your laptop. I'm quite happy with the StarTech USB VGA External Dual or Multi Monitor Video Adapter . Typically I move the task manager, OneNote and the VBA editor window to the right...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Thu, Aug 13 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
GIGO Almost Caused Plane to Crash part 2

in GIGO Almost Caused Plane to Crash I mentioned how I screwed up a Dun and Bradstreet database by putting two extra digits for the cents in the data sent to them when dollars were expected. However I forgot to mention the reasonableness check. D & B should've totaled up the annual sales on the...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Tue, May 5 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Dreaming of Rails as the Next Microsoft Access

An interesting blog posting titled Dreaming of Rails as the Next Microsoft Access (Rails meaning Ruby on Rails of which I know nothing other than having seen the occasional reference it.) Now I disagree with the authors characterization of us as "Office drones". <smile> Nevertheless interesting...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Tue, May 5 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Access, Software Development
GIGO Almost Caused Plane to Crash

A very interesting story: GIGO Almost Caused Plane to Crash "Instead of entering the true weight of 362 tonnes on the laptop, the aircraft weight actually entered was 262 tonnes. " The airline now has a second laptop for data entry. But I wonder if a better approach would've been a reasonableness...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Sat, May 2 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Can't sleep

Can't sleep I got a giggle out of that one. If you don't get it you're not a programmer/developer.

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Sun, Apr 19 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
My Manhattan Project - How I helped build the bomb that blew up Wall Street.

My Manhattan Project How I helped build the bomb that blew up Wall Street. "Last month, my neighbor, a retired schoolteacher, offered to deliver my oysters into the city. He had lost half his savings, and his pension had been cut by 30 percent. The chain of events from my computer to this guy’s...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Thu, Apr 2 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development, Eclectic
Evolving code over time

Given economics, time constraints, resource limitations, etc.; you can't write all the functionality for a given solution for a single release. Even if you weren't limited by these constraints, you're likely to get changing requirements as development progresses and everyone learns more about...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Mon, Mar 30 2009
Filed under: Filed under: C#, .NET Development, Software Development, Design/Coding Guidance, Software Development Practices, Software Development Guidance
Microsoft DreamSpark enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge.

"Now, for the first time, Microsoft is giving its valuable software developer and design tools directly to students worldwide at no charge! This site enables students, like you, to download professional-level Microsoft developer tools to advance your learning and skills through technical design...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Thu, Mar 26 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Which date is more understandable by the user?

While the left screen shot is more technically accurate and appeals to the accountant the right screen shot is much more understandable by the user. They also have a button where they can drill down to get the exact date. But really if the unit hasn't had an inspection done in 11 months or needs...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Thu, Mar 26 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Access, Software Development
DevTeach 2009 Vancouver

The schedule for DevTeach 2009 Vancouver has been announced ( http://www.devteach.com/ ). There’s lots of great software development sessions from some of the leaders in our industry. If you’re planning on improving yourself, this is the conference to go to. Not only can you attend excellent...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Thu, Mar 26 2009
Filed under: Filed under: C#, .NET Development, Software Development, Visual Studio 2005, .NET 2.0, Design/Coding Guidance, .NET 3.x, Visual Studio 2008, C# 3.0, .NET 3.5, DevTeach, DDD, Software Development Practices, Software Development Guidance
School sends letter to parents of dead teenager complaining about her poor attendance

School sends letter to parents of dead teenager complaining about her poor attendance The relevant paragraph is: He said: "Unknown to the school, Megan's details had remained in a different part of the computer system and were called up when the school did a mail merge letter to the parents...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Wed, Mar 25 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development, Database Design
"Slacker DBs" Vs. Old-Guard DBs

A very interesting summary at Slashdot - "Slacker DBs" Vs. Old-Guard DBs on an InfoWorld article Test Center: Slacker databases break all the old rules I saw this problem from a different perspective in 2000 or so when I purchased my Palm Vx . I was taken aback to only see room for exactly...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Tue, Mar 24 2009
Filed under: Filed under: SQL Server, Software Development, Database Design
What is the best way to understand the tables,queries, relationships,etc?

KrispyData asked the following question in the newsgroups What is the best way to understand the tables,queries, relationships,etc. I am new to Access and taking over an entire database. Philip Herlihy had an excellent reply well worth reading. Jeff Boyce, fellow Access MVP, also had some good comments...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Tue, Mar 17 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Tips, Software Development
Capturing screen shots

Tired of Alt-PrtScn and various jiggery pokery methods of getting out just the portion of the screen you want? I've quite enjoyed using SnagIt for the various screen shots on this blog and on my web sites. In particular I quite like the ability to draw red rectangles around relevant portions of the...

Posted to Tony's Microsoft Access Blog by Tony on Wed, Mar 11 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
Developing with Source Code Control - Best Practices Part 2

[Edited 14-Mar-09: clarified generated code SCC practice] This edition provides SCC vocabulary and some more practices that make development life easier. Vocabulary Trunk The root of the project or database. Sometimes called mainline or baseline; depending on the SCC structure, this is where most of...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Wed, Mar 11 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development, Software Development Practices, Software Development Guidance
A Upcoming Pandemic of Domain Anaemia

There's a well-known anti-pattern called the anaemic domain model[1][2]. This anti-pattern basically says domain entities, chronically, have little or no behaviour (remember, object-oriented design is about attributes and behaviour). It should be obvious that a domain model that isn't truly object...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Thu, Jan 29 2009
Filed under: Filed under: .NET Development, Software Development, Design/Coding Guidance, Microsoft, Patterns, OOD, AntiPattern, DDD, ALT.NET, Software Development Practices, Software Development Guidance, Microsoft Patterns and Practices
It’s More Than Syntax

Writing good software is not just about adhering to a programming language's syntax. No programming language syntax enforces good design nor does it enforce good programming in all circumstances. I've seen many systems that compiled perfectly fine; but they weren't good systems. Some exhibited...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Thu, Jan 29 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development
House of Cards Design Anti-pattern

I've had this anti-pattern in my head for years. It's an observance of some projects and methodologies that I've witnessed over the years. I believe it's a form of Voodoo Programming , Programming by coincidence , and is often a side effect of Cargo Cult Programming . Anti...

Posted to Peter Ritchie's MVP Blog by PeterRitchie on Tue, Jan 27 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Software Development, Design/Coding Guidance, AntiPattern

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