Category: Thoughts
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Forecast: Cloudy
So everyone is talking about cloud computing. Too bad most of them don’t understand what it is, how it works, the benefits and pitfalls. Let’s make it clear: with cloud I mean some kind of service or application that runs outside your network, is multi-tenant and scalable, and that you access over the Internet, ideally…
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That “CEO Friday” Post
In the last few days there has been a lot of discussion about this postby the CEO of Expensify, explaining why .NET developers tend to be somewhat dumber than others because Microsoft’s tools make it easier to bang out a working program with all bells and whistles. I’m not going to argue on that, even…
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My Take On The .NET Reflector Story
Quite a while ago Lutz Roeder transferred (sold?) his free .NET Reflector project to Red Gate. The point is not him transferring the project to Red Gate. That was a wise move and I believe he made quite a bunch of money which he deserved, because the tool was excellent (BTW, Lutz now works for…
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[Note to Self] Forcing Firefox 4 to Save Open Tabs on Exit
Firefox 4, released today, does not seem to ask to save open tabs when shutting down. It always asked that in version 3.x, so I consider this a regression. To restore the previous behavior: Navigate to about:config and accept the warning type quit in the filter box Make sure that the browser.showQuitWarning key is set…
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The Common Assumption That Building Software Is Easy
So you build software, and every time you meet someone who does something else, like pharma, building software becomes like playing with Lego (with all due respect to Lego, which is awesome). It’s seen as a kid’s amusement. After all, who is playing with colorful text all day? You (and me). Sure, curing cancer or…