2014 was a great year and I look forward to great and wonderful things in 2015. The year was filled with lessons, opportunities and friends. I cannot say much was wrong with 2014. New adventures, opportunities and friends is what I hope for, but whatever the new year brings will be great with y’all!
Here is a little review of my year, but by no means is the complete 2014 adventure.
I hope everyone has an awesome year and I hope to do coffee with some of you!
I would suggest starting with an empty project rather than letting Microsoft build you one. By you creating an empty project you are able to control what goes in it. The “Web Forms”template that Microsoft offers has so many files and structure that you would likely not even use.
Continue reading Starting a WebForm Project
The Only Programmer I Can Trust These Days Is @LdnDeveloper
This is a simple yet easy to modify sample of doing a simple HTML modal popup.
S3/E06 (37:01): “Well, Conny, there are snakes that go months without eating. And then they finally catch something, but they’re so hungry that they suffocate while they’re eating. One opportunity at a time.” (Don Draper)
Continue reading My New Favourite Quote – Applies Nicely To My Week
Something is wrong in the world today and I don’t know what it is. Something has changed in the way we do business with each other. Common courtesy is not as common as it once was. There is definitely a lack of respect for people. Time to go back to old school approaches.
Continue reading Where Did All The Respect Go
Trying to streamline things at work and make it so we are producing higher quality code I have learned a few things. Mind you I have only been in my new position for a few weeks, but already I along with our Account Manager have discovered some long lingering holes that need to be plugged. Nothing major, but nevertheless, we need to fill the holes. Some of the uncovered issues are: communication, processes and specifications for developers. It is not enough to get the projects done, but we need to do it right and right on spec.
I have had students ask me about how to get hired or who is hiring. I have also had employers ask me how to find developers when they have had a tough time hiring quality employees. These are tough questions to answer, but I have been on both sides of the table.
