XHTML Gotchas With ASP.NET
Are you attempting validate your XHTML but it just doesn’t seem to be working with ASP.NET? Here are 3 gotchas:
1. xhtmlConformance is not set in web.config
Even if you declare a page to run as Strict, ASP.NET will still render all pages and controls under its default mode Transitional. In order to tell ASP.NET […]
Your Software Process Sucks : The Delivery
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The previous post Resistance To Change gave ideas why some people fear change. If you know how to calm these fears, you will be able to turn critics into allies. Here are some ideas on how to deliver your ideas:
Be Open and Honest
Document your entire plan including execution, cost, risk, and expected rewards. In […]
Your Software Process Sucks : Resistance To Change
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So you want implement change into your organization but you are faced with opposition. A penny pinching boss, a cocky know-it-all kid, or the grumpy old man are all personae in the work place that can foil a great productivity boosting plan. With the drums of war now thumping, the first step in the fight is to understand the reasons why it is human nature to resist change.
Your Software Process Sucks : The Prelude
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Picture this. You are sitting in a job interview with your next potential boss. Being a TDD/Agile/Scrum zealot you proudly declare:
“A strong skill of mine is software process, I really think I could be an asset to your team.”
Should the correct answer of the potential boss be:
A. That’s great! We could always […]
Save Time By Writing Better Bug Reports
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A few months ago I received the following bug report: “CS-17: Search broken. Make search work like Google.” Make search like Google, what the f@!# does that mean?
How To Write Validators That Demand Attention
ASP.NET validators are bad at getting attention. Period. Users do not want to view validation summaries at the top of a page, only to go visually searching through your form for the invalid fields. Nor do they want to play a rousing game of hide-and-go-seek with little red asterisks…
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