Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - Posts
A little bird has informed me that those of us in the beta for VS2005 should be getting a care package soon. The really good news is that this verison will also be available on MSDN and will be handed out at VSLive.
It also appears that their will be a cluster of newsgroups available to support these releases.
Gunnar Kudrjavets posting (The average software developer reads less than one professional book per year...) got me thinking that we might be well served to have a "book club" on the Junkies sites. Here's the idea.
Each month, the group would select a book. We would agree to read the book over the course of month and at the end of each chapter, we could each post our notes, comments and questions. This would give us the motivation to get through a book (nothing like a little peer pressure, right?) and a place to share what we've learned with each other.
If you are interested, please leave a comment. To get us started off, I'll offer a suggestion for April's book:
A First Look at ADO.NET and System.XML v. 2.0, and you can check prices on it at ISBN.NU
Any takers?
Taken out tonight: Brains suck.
The counts: Development: 4; Other: 5; SQL: 5
Line of the evening: People who don't take time to actually learn the language they are using are stupid.
Post of the evening: Software Engineering 101: Cutting a feature sooner is better
Thanks to my Brother Kevin for these. He just doesn't know how good Sushi is, I think...
In an effort to help outsiders understand the Midwest United States, the following list will be handed to each driver entering the area:
That farm boy standing next to the feed bin did more work before breakfast than you do all week at the gym.
It's called a 'gravel road'. No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your SUV. I have a four-wheel drive because I need it. Drive yours accordingly or get it out of the way.
We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old. Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it.
Any references to "corn fed" when talking about our women will get you whipped... by our women.
Go ahead and bring your $800 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead catfish breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for those little trout you fish for...bait.
Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making approach, we will shoot it. You might hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
That's right. A fifth of Whiskey is only three bucks. We can buy it for HALF what you paid in the airport for one drink.
No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order a steak. Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.
You can bring Coke into my house but it better be brown, wet, and served over ice. And by the way Coke is a BRAND not a type of beverage.
So you have a sixty-thousand dollar car you drive on weekends. We're real impressed. We have quarter of a million dollar combines that we use two weeks a year.
Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.
Our women hunt, fish, and drive trucks - because they want to. So, you're a feminist. Isn't that cute.
Yeah, we eat catfish. Carp, too - and turtle. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.
They are pigs. That's what they smell like. Get over it. Don't like it? Interstate 70, 80 & 90 go two ways. Interstate 29, 35, & 75 go the other two. Pick one and use it accordingly.
The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday. You can even get breakfast at the church.
So every person in every pickup or on a motorcycle waves. It's called being friendly. Understand the concept?
Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit the ball into the water hazard. It spooks the fish.
That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot, his name is, "Sir"... no matter how old he is.
Now, enjoy your visit and go home.