Monthly Archives: July 2008

The great thing about me is that there’s so many of me

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

Geek points for identifying the movie quote from the title.    Okay, I’m going to get this completely out of my system in one go and not do it anymore.  I used to roll my eyes at people that only … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 24 Comments

My friend Weston is looking for some good Agile .Net developers in Austin

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

My friend Weston Binford is looking for some good .Net developers in Austin.  Austin.  Agile.  Place where they actually care about doing things well.  Maybe go to JP’s “I will make you awesome in one absurdly action-packed week” class.  What’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Ward & I talk over the EF Vote of No Confidence Document

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

The second part of Ward Bell & I’s conversation on ORM is up at the ALT.NET Podcast.  In this part we dive right into the vote of no confidence document that kicked up so (much more than was justified) fuss … Continue reading →

Posted in Database and Persistence | 25 Comments

Ward’s Wiki is still a great resource

Posted on July 19, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

I have no idea if it’s still being updated, but I’m floored by how useful and relevant Ward’s Wiki is today 10+ years after its inception.  I’m doing research for an article today and the single most helpful source of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

New StructureMap users group on GoogleGroups

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

Chad was kind enough to create a new StructureMap users group on GoogleGroups.  I’m running very behind on StructureMap docs and not doing a good job of answering support emails at the moment, but I’m hopeful that the new group … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ward Bell and I wade into O/R Mapping Issues

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

Ward Bell from IdeaBlade and I recorded an episode of the ALT.NET Podcast with Mike Moore on Object Relational Mapping.  It’s a two parter, with the first part being a discussion on what we want from O/R Mapping, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Database and Persistence | 8 Comments

Classes that show up in every project

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

Just out of whimsy, here’s my list of classes or interfaces that seem to show up in every project I work on.   Bootstrapper – sets up StructureMap and whatever UI machinery.  I formalized this in StructureMap 2.5 for diagnostic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments

How does design get done on an Agile Project?

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

Last week I gave a talk at Agile Austin entitled “How does design get done on an Agile Project?”  The slide deck can be downloaded here, and, thanks to Chad Myers, you can watch the video feed on Viddler.  (There … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

Let’s see, if I…

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Jeremy Miller

…am facing a hard problem, that seems like it must be a common scenario, I should probably… Write an all new logging tool?  Um, no. Reinvent Sql?  Um, no Use IL generation?  Immediately stop whatever it is you’re trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Comments