The Error Handling Design Pattern The most prolific code smell, a code block that is problematic, found in most Code Reviews is missing or improper Error, Exceptions and Error Messaging. Delivered code generally works in a “Perfect World” but unfortunately we do...
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Monthly Archives: May 2013
Adding Concrete Implementations to a C# Interface
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The IData Extension Solution A C# Interface is an abstraction of a Software Entity that creates a Contract with the Implementing Type, a Class or a Struct. The Interface defines the signature of a concrete Software Entity such as a Property, a Method, an Indexer or...
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Wisdom Pearls and The Modern Developer
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The Modern Developer needs an arsenal of tools to practice the craft. Communication skills are the most important skill that The Modern Developer must constantly refine. The ability to communicate an idea or concept in as few of words as possible to...
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Redefining Yourself – Are you a Technical Dinosaur?
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“A Technical Dinosaur is a Professional Technologist that has allowed their Professional Career to Stagnate. This happens when you create a False Sense of Security within your Daily Professional Comfort Zones” – The Modern Developer Waking up one morning to realize that you are...
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The Modern Developer’s FizzBuzz Quiz Solution
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One of the biggest challenges for companies in this day and age is the high cost of software development. Development resources cost a company the same amount of money regardless of the competence level of the engaged development resource. Hiring managers are...
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The Challenges with the New Project Interview Process
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I was recently interviewed as a Principle Solutions Architect for a new client. It was an unusually confrontational interview. I am sure that most of us who have been consultants for a few years recognize that there are various dynamics in play...
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The Real Cost of an Application?
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What is Technical Debt? It is estimated by some that 80% of all costs associated with Software Development is NOT in the development and deployment of Version One but in the maintenance of the application throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Technical...
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The C# .NET Rock Star Paradigm
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A popular desire of Corporate America these days seem to be the desire to engage the Technology equivalent of a Music Rock Star in all of their high-profile projects. In my chosen discipline this would be the “C# .NET Rock Star”. The driving force behind...
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The Modern Developer
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Welcome to our Forum. My name is Brad Huett and I am a lifelong student of Technology. This Web site is dedicated to fellow “Lifelong Students”. The purpose of The Modern Developer is to evangelize the “Art of Modern Software Design” for...
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