Bootstrapping Jekyll Tag Generation
I love working with Jekyll and Github to produce this blog as if it were software. One of the things that helps with usability, I... Read more
25 April 2014
Cleaning MsBuild ItemGroup Includes
Here’s a neat solution (that I totally stole from Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi ) to a problem that I sometimes run into when writing longer or... Read more
15 April 2014
My Sketchnoting Workflow for Presentations
It sounds very meta but I thought I would have a go at sketching out the workflow I use when I create a sketchnote as... Read more
10 April 2014
Code Kata Resources
I’ve been accumulating resources for code katas recently so I’m posting them here in the hope that I don’t just forget them or lose them... Read more
10 April 2014
Kill All Your Managers
Not your line manager, obviously. I mean your Manager classes. Read more
09 April 2014
Using NDesk.Options for Command Line Parsing
Another snippet to remind future-me (and maybe future-you) how to use a nice command line parsing library I just discovered called NDesk.Options. Read more
08 April 2014
Zipping Folder Contents Using MsBuild
Here’s a script to zip the contents of a folder. Again, this is posted more so I don’t forget but hopefully someone else will find... Read more
02 April 2014
TDD Steps
I’m currently running a series of weekly cyber-dojo sessions for some of our testers who are working towards becoming developers so that they can get... Read more
25 March 2014
The Magic Tricks of Testing
Here’s a video of Sandi Metz’s presentation “The Magic Tricks of Testing” from confreaks. Read more
19 March 2014
Using Environment Variables in MsBuild Scripts
It is only recently I realised you can use Windows environment variables in your msbuild scripts. If you want to allow overrides of build settings... Read more
18 March 2014
MsBuild Recursive Import Snippet
Here’s a neat snippet to add to an msbuild script to import all scripts in nested sub-folders rather than hard-coding each one. Read more
11 March 2014
My Coding Dojo Checklist
I have been running a series of TDD-focussed coding dojos for a while now, mainly using the brilliant cyber-dojo platform developed by Jon Jagger. Read more
04 March 2014
Steve Freeman on TDD
Steve Freeman discussing TDD at Agile Finland Read more
01 March 2014
My First Ruby Unit Test
I have an on-going project to trick myself into learning Ruby by accident. Read more
21 February 2014
Programming by Contract in MsBuild
One of the great ways to prevent bugs creeping into your code during development is to use contracts and assertions for what you know is... Read more
20 February 2014
Learning to Program, Again
I have wanted to learn ruby in anger for a long time and have had many false starts. I understand and appreciate the syntax and... Read more
19 February 2014
MsBuild Target Order
MsBuild version 4.0 introduced two new Target attributes: BeforeTargets and AfterTargets. Prior to v4.0 if you wanted to run some tasks before or after a... Read more
15 February 2014
Transparently Extending the MsBuild Process
It’s often the case that you need to extend your normal build process. To copy files into place before a build. To make files writable... Read more
12 February 2014
Studies in Terror
Studies in Terror - Becoming a People Manager, is a great talk from Meri Williams from the 2013 DareConf Read more
01 February 2014
Creating Jekyll Posts
Being a good programmer, I am told, is all about being lazy. So, I got bored with creating posts by hand and wrote a little... Read more
28 January 2014
Do More Deliberate Practice
Do More Deliberate Practice by Jon Jagger at JavaZone 2010. Read more
15 January 2014
Murdering Folders. In Ruby
My mp3 player tends to accumulate sub-folders in my podcast folder as my podcast app syncs with it and podcast episodes come and go. Rather... Read more
09 January 2014
Decompiling .Net Assemblies
Another entry from the “Combatting Not-Invented-Here Syndrome” department. Read more
03 January 2014
Stop Using Development Mode
From Railsberry 2012, Tom Stuart’s “Stop Using Development Mode”. Read more
15 December 2013
I am Designer and So Can You!
Justine Arreche’s talk from RubyConf Uruguay 2013. Read more
10 December 2013