http://reddevnews.com/rss-feeds/columns.aspx As an independent .NET consultant, Steve was often called in to help smaller development teams transition to the platform. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/03/01/the-storray-engine.aspx Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/03/01/the-storray-engine.aspx Suddenly, and for no apparent reason, an internal support application at Joe R.'s company suffered a slowdown in executing queries and returning data. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/02/01/weekend-drive.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/02/01/weekend-drive.aspx After nearly eight years of working as a C++ developer at Rik V.'s insurance company, a certain coworker was finally laid off. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/01/01/modular-process-improvement.aspx Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2010/01/01/modular-process-improvement.aspx With more than 340 billion trillion quadrillion (and that's no typo) possible values, the probability of having two identical GUIDs is basically non-existent. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/12/01/a-more-unique-identifier.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/12/01/a-more-unique-identifier.aspx DEVDISASTERS: After three long interviews for a .NET developer position, Maxim received a fairly generous offer and accepted it on the spot. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/10/01/oldmail-method.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/10/01/oldmail-method.aspx When all you have is a hammer, should everything look like SMS? http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/09/01/cell-phone-buzz.aspx Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/09/01/cell-phone-buzz.aspx A Junior Developer Learns that Seniority Doesn't Mean Smarter. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/08/01/collections-class.aspx Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/08/01/collections-class.aspx Exceptions are a way of life in the .NET world. You must follow the rules to make your classes easy to use for other developers. Conforming to the standards will make everyone's life easier. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/08/01/working-effectively-with-exceptions.aspx Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/08/01/working-effectively-with-exceptions.aspx Learn how to create and debug templates using Microsoft's T4 templating language. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/visual-studios-t4-code-generation.aspx Fri, 01 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/visual-studios-t4-code-generation.aspx Covariance and contravariance are precise terms that describe which conversions are safe on parameters and return types. Learn practical definitions for those terms, what new constructs will be supported in C# 4.0 and how to live with the current limitations until Visual Studio 2010 is adopted by your organization. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/generic-covariance-and-contravariance-in-c-40.aspx Fri, 01 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/generic-covariance-and-contravariance-in-c-40.aspx Software development gone wrong: ASP plus Access not equal to secure Web portal. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/gatekeepers-of-bad-software.aspx Fri, 01 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/05/01/gatekeepers-of-bad-software.aspx Learn how to free your application from dependencies and interchange implementations using Managed Extensibility Framework. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/working-with-mef.aspx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/working-with-mef.aspx There are multiple ways to solve every problem. Strive for code that communicates your intent and makes your meaning clear for every developer who uses it. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/make-your-code-clear.aspx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/make-your-code-clear.aspx A painful legacy and death by aptitude -- software development gone wrong. http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/coding-catastrophes.aspx Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:00:00 GMT http://reddevnews.com/articles/2009/04/01/coding-catastrophes.aspx