Software Engineering
All things related to software engineering.
My experiences with outsourcing including tips on how to save millions of dollars or waste them.
If you are running a Web Site Project, yet you still want to have a build number somewhere in your application, this article will explain how you can create a simple tool to have an auto-increment build number and execute it using CruiseControl.NET
Two interesting examples as to how you can solve many problems not just in coding but in your life too by applying the principles of unit testing. This post gives you something to think about in regards to unit testing and why to use it in a more broad perspective.
Estimation is a skill that is essential when doing software development and software engineering. Here are five points that are practical and can be used towards understanding how to estimate and improve your estimates.
Computers are deterministic. Understand how random generation works and how you need to be careful in how you use it, especially if you are depending on it for security purposes. Also has an explanation on how complex PokerStars software's shuffling algorithm is.
This article will tell you how to get a build process. It uses CruiseControl.NET to automate the build. You can use any other tool you like including a .BAT file, but CruiseControl will do just fine. It's very easy to set up, it uses an XML configuration file and does most of the difficult job like connecting to your source control, applying labels, and getting your files to build for you.
How to use statistics to improve your usability and user interface. Also how Google employs this technique to increase the number of signups to GMail.
How you can get away with sloppiness by not using unit testing, proper source control, automated testing while having a small number of customers, but as you increase in size it will hurt your organization. This article discusses why as you grow, these issues become more important to consider and why you need proper unit testing, source control, automated testing, and proper architecture of code.
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