gharris, 2011/03/24 08:08 Turn off your computer and get some exercise.
codewiz51, 2011/03/16 21:25 I feel like Paul Simon's lyrics: If I've worked so hard all my life, why am I so soft in the middle?
codewiz51, 2010/05/29 09:39 You learn enough to design the software properly when you are close to completion and it's too late to start over.
codewiz51, 2010/05/28 08:23 How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking ht to
Johncodewiz51, 2010/05/22 15:49 My company is wondering if they should block access to Facebook. They site a
credible source for internet traffic arriving at Facebook. I am normally not on the side of censorship. This time, I am. Facebook is a security risk along with being an incredible waste of time. Don't use Facebook during working hours. (Or in my case,
delete your account and get off of Facebook completely.)
codewiz51, 2010/05/05 21:25 When you have a set of similar constants, e.g. North(0), East(1), South(2), West(3), use an enum. It will make your code a lot easier to follow than adding a large set of #define statements to your stdafx.h file.
codewiz51, 2010/05/02 17:27 Very thoughtful article on minimalism
Why Minimalism Should Not Be Entered Into Lightly - ht JDC
codewiz51, 2010/04/15 21:48 VPN software, joining a domain and logging on to a domain across a VPN are the modern day equivalent of the Black Plague.
codewiz51, 2010/04/08 12:39 If your cat is hacking up hairballs, push it over to your wife's side of the bed. Perform this action without hesitation!
codewiz51, 2010/04/08 12:37 Avoid rat holes and time sinks. Just because you want your Google talk status to be red doesn't mean someone wants to pay for it.
codewiz51, 2010/04/08 07:08 Just because you made me an admin of a remote server doesn't mean I can install IIS without the installation discs in the DVD drive. Someone needs to sit at the server and feed it Discs.
codewiz51, 2010/04/06 09:58 Using Windows without a mouse (thanks John)
codewiz51, 2010/04/06 09:55 Best Writing Advice for Engineers I've Ever Seen. Period. (hat tip to
Ben Alabaster)
codewiz51, 2010/04/05 10:34 You are much more productive when you understand the guts of your development environment.
codewiz51, 2010/04/01 06:58 Throw stuff away! Just because you were good at VB 6 programming doesn't mean you need to keep six books on "Awesome VB 6 Programming Tips". If it's gathering dust, you ain't using it.
codewiz51, 2010/03/29 22:05 Don't get too caught up in language debates and religious wars over operating systems. The real goal is to earn money.
codewiz51, 2010/03/29 22:04 It's OK to plan, but remember the real goal is to get stuff done. There's some real truth in the Nike slogan "Just Do It."
codewiz51, 2010/03/29 22:04 Learn how to clear your mind by getting stuff done.codewiz51, 2010/03/26 22:08 Screen shots make everyone feel better about your progress.
codewiz51, 2010/03/26 22:08 If you are in a big organization with internal customers, go talk to them while you are developing
their product.
codewiz51, 2010/03/26 22:08 If you are a one man or small shop, meet, email or telephone your customer(s) often.
codewiz51, 2010/03/26 20:30 If you have a good boss, tell him. Remember, bosses need encouragement and feedback also.
codewiz51, 2010/03/25 14:09 Plan on reading about and experimenting on code six to nine hours per week when you are away from work. Or plan on stagnating as a coder.
codewiz51, 2010/03/25 14:09 Be careful what you ask for! If you tell the boss you need fairy dust to complete the project, and he hands you fairy dust, you damn sure better be able to finish the project without asking for poofoo fuzz.
codewiz51, 2010/03/25 07:48 If you don't have enough to do, go ask your boss for some work. You don't want to wait and let your boss decide you aren't busy. Bad things can happen with the later event.
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 23:08 When you write code, remember you will be debugging the code two months from now (unless you've been fired). Telling your boss you don't remember the code isn't going to go over well. Put some comments in the code and at least leave a few readme.txt files lying around to jog your memory.
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 23:04 In the same vein, why the heck are you checking gmail during work hours? Is your customer paying for this?
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 23:04 Stay the hell off of
twitter and
facebook during work hours. You're paid to work not chat and share pet stories. This stuff hurts your productivity and it ain't important to your boss or your customer. Let the marketing/PR types tweet away.
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 13:38 Don't install updates in the background while you are working on an important document.
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 13:37 How to improve developer productivity:
- Hire programmers that can actually write code
- Hire programmers that can pass a reading comprehension test
- Hire programmers that can write a coherent paragraph
- Make sure your programmers can perform simple math and calculate percentages
- Make sure your programmers have a solid understanding of the company/project nomenclature and acronyms
- Deny access to social networking and email web sites using company equipment/networks
- If a developer needs a book, by all means, buy it!
- If you are a Microsoft shop, get each developer an MSDN license
- Send developers to training (I've heard the argument that "we" don't want to train you for your next job. Well, yes you do. The trick is to make the developer's next job one that's inside your company.)
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 09:37 When you take a work station off of a domain, make sure you know the local administrator password.
When a work station is attached to a domain and then removed, all of the domain accounts become unusable (i. e. you cannot log on with your old account.) Make sure you can log on with a local account having administrators group membership before you take the machine off of the attached domain!
codewiz51, 2010/03/24 09:33 Don't use P@ssw0rd as your password. Everyone uses it and it's so easy to guess. P@ssw0rd1 pops up a lot also.