http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog I sleep with pillows on my head. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:06:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ramzan came and went and it's time to gear up for the next AgilePakistan.org meeting.  I'm leaning towards ORM with Castle ActiveRecord but I'm open to suggestions, tell me what you want to see! http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/10/06/next-agilepakistanorg-meeting/ AgilePakistan's first workshop was a phenomenal success, over 20 people attended the session and the feedback has been very positive.  I've written a small writeup on AgilePakistan's blog. A big thank you for everyone who attended the session-- big thanks you to Adnan at Pixsense, Alchemy and P@SHA for all of ... http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/08/25/agilepakistan-nunit-workshop-follow-up/ I'm really excited to announce that I will present Unit testing with NUnit at AgilePakistan.org's first meeting! In the presentation I will introduce unit testing, discuss the advantages of unit testing and then we’ll look at how to apply unit testing to your .NET application with NUnit.  Time permitting I will ... http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/08/17/first-meeting-unit-testing-with-nunit/ I don't know why this isn't bigger news:  NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended. Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples. http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/08/02/water-on-mars/ I've always equated the use of DataSets anywhere outside the data layer with code smell, it's a sure sign that a proper domain model doesn't exist; it's also just as likely that the application isn't layered.  Lets look at some of the reasons you should avoid using DataSets. DataSets ... http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/07/31/datasets-are-evil/ Sometimes, we need someone to remind us, we're doing it wrong. Here's my quick list-- you're doing it wrong if: you're not using ORM. you're using (ADO.NET) data sets you're not refactoring you can't deploy in one step you're not always learning. stop doing it wrong, start learning how to do it right:  AgilePakistan.org http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/07/30/youre-doing-it-wrong/ When I moved back to Pakistan I made a promise with myself, I promised that I would help improve Pakistan. (Yes, I'm arrogant enough to believe that I can make a difference) The Software Development industry is young; as with all young industries, it's changing rapidly, new technology is introduced daily, ... http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/07/28/agilepakistanorg/ Castle Active Record Links @ Ayende Just link dumpin, ignore it. http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/07/07/castle-active-record-link-dump/ My copy of Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture came in today-- I'm reading it at 4:30 in the morning thinking, "see! I'm not crazy!" http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/06/29/patterns-of-enterprise-application-architecture/ I've always considered Software Developers to be a special breed.  Good software developers are driven-- they set aside time to hone their technique and learn new methods and technologies, they strive to do better. If this sounds like you, then read on:  I'm trying to form study group of ... http://www.sheysrebellion.net/blog/2008/06/18/strive-to-do-better/