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edmug.net May Speaker -- Rod Paddock
The announcement that everyone has been waiting for is now being made (okay, Steve said it earlier than me). The may speaker for the Edmonton .NET User Group is going to be Rod Paddock (bio). LIke t
Spring has sprung
I heard a great joke the other day. How do you know when spring has come? The Leafs are out. Today was absolutely amazing. The sun was out all day. It warmed up to the point that my light jacket w
Scott Bellware tees off on the Fr-agilist
Today Scott Bellware let loose with a response to Sahil Malik‘s recent post on Bad Programmer Diseases. I’m sorry to say this, but I’m going to do it straight off and not touch it again. Scott, the
Maintenance Programming
Every application goes through the full SDLC unless the project gets cancelled. No matter what the methodology implemented to manage the SDLC there is one consistent fact: All software must be maint
Software Development Metaphors
Jeffrey Palmero recently had a great post where defends his belief that software development is not too hard, but instead it’s far to easy. While the post is great, covers a wide variety of opposing
The inaugural Edmonton .NET User Group meeting set a high bar
Tonight we had our first meeting of the Edmonton .NET User Group and were proud to play host to Jean-Paul Boodhoo. For a first meeting, we sure packed them in (approximately 45 people) and surprising
Launch Day
Tomorrow marks the day that the Edmonton .NET User Group will truly come to life. For the six of you that read this blog, drop by the Milner Library in downtown Edmonton. Come for the swag and stay
Mort, Elvis and Einstien...Are they pertinent anymore
Scott Bellware‘s recent post Mort or Elvis? A Question for a Bygone Era is more than a rant on the inadequacies of pigeon holing developers into roles created and propagated by a group of uninspired t
The power of marketing
I’ve had the chance to work at a few different companies, small and large, and see both the differences in marketing and it’s effectiveness. No matter what anyone tells you, marketing is what makes s