How to Contribute to Open Source (When You're Not Exactly Scott Hanselman)
Some of you will remember my rant about open source , and how I couldn't find time to do it and didn't know how anyone could. That post caused a big backlash, lots of people wanted to know how I could say that without ever trying it. Many more shared their personal experiences getting involved in open...
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Take a Deep Breath
I just got back from an extremely relaxing weekend in different 'burbs than I own with some seriously amazing people. It occurs to me that we don't do these things often enough (at least I don't). When you start up Skype, the splash screen when loading says "Take a Deep Breath" What an awesome...
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Girl Developer the News
Links: Lloyd Humphreys' Portfolio New Jersey Tech Drinks!!!!...
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ASP.NET MVC Translated for the Web Forms Programmer (3 in a series)
Obviously I've been putting this off a little. I think the controller has been haunting me, it's very intimidating. I've become such a good friend to System.Web.UI.Page, it's hard to imagine my life without him. However, we all get older, grow apart. It's time for me (and you) to go head first into the...
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So, You Want to Come to a WAN Party?
This week we had: Tonight's WAN party attendees: Sara Chipps(me)! Tobin Titus Lloyd Humphreys Nick Berardi Nathan Kelley Kevin Griffin James Thigpen Dane O'Connor Brian Papa Teh Norm James Pendarvis This weeks topics are: "Do you think technical interviews are beneficial?", "Are comments...
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The Rotting Stink of Corporate IT
My friend Lisa has a prejudice against those lip glosses that come in a little jar. The kind you dip your finger in and rub on your lips? She calls them little petri dishes, with all the bacteria and germs from your fingers just living in there waiting for their next home. I see many similarities between...
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Adding the Linq to SQL ORM to your .NET project
I am working on a new personal project (I mentioned it in my videocast), I am building it in MVC, since it is a small project I wanted an easy to use and implement ORM. I chose LINQ to SQL after hearing several good things. It has been a real breeze to set up and use. So, without further ado, I have...
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True Success
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intelligent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether...
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Just A Video Update
Info about Code Stock, BarCampNYC, WPF, MVC, BCBG, and Snoop D-O-Double-G. Sites: http://codestock.org http://barcamp.org/BarCampNYC4 Please excuse the big trashy can of Raid that makes itself obvious in the end. I have been being ATTACKED by SPIDERS, they TARGET me....
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New Article Up
About my experience building my new netbook. Catch it while it's hot! http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3819656/A-Developer-and-her-Netbook-Cheap-NET-Coding.htm...
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