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September 2006 - Posts

Agile: The Good, the Bag, and the Ugly

posted Friday, September 29, 2006 9:23 AM by mitchell
Truly excellent (and humorous to boot) article on Agile processes. It's a long read, but well worth it. Read More
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ASP.NET GridView and ObjectDataSource

posted Thursday, September 28, 2006 12:54 PM by mitchell
I've been playing with the GridView and attempting to make it work with a class I've written as the DAL (I've been using the 4GuysFromRolla article available on MSDN to guide me). However, I've come across a snag. The ObjectDataSource doesn't seem to Read More
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Responsibilities of a Software Architect

posted Tuesday, September 26, 2006 8:02 AM by mitchell
Although the site (Software Architectures) appears to lean more towards the waterfall type SDLC, it has some excellent resources. I just finished reading the Responsibilities of a Software Architect. It's a short article, but the most interesting part Read More
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NUnit Order of Test calls

posted Monday, September 25, 2006 1:08 PM by mitchell
Apparently, Nunit runs the tests in alphabetical order by test name. I thought I was being smart by saving off references to the Ids and such. That’s OK, workaround number one: write test functions this way if you want them executed in a defined order: Read More
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#if(debug) coolness (it's the little things in life)

posted Monday, September 25, 2006 9:23 AM by mitchell
I've been playing with some code lately and writing unit tests using NUnit. I wanted to keep my test classes out of my released code, so I decorated the class with the #if (debug) directive (and corresponding #endif or course) and that works Read More
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The Muldoons at NBC

posted Monday, September 25, 2006 7:37 AM by mitchell
They'll censor Bob the Tomato in a heartbeat because he mentions the word, gasp, "God". But they struggled with showing Madonna on a cross in a mockery of the crucifixion? It's tough when you're only moral guide is your pocketbook. Read More
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Cops and Robbers? Mitch Albom on Free Speech

posted Monday, September 25, 2006 7:24 AM by mitchell
I just finished reading Mitch Albom's article, The bedeviling truth of an open nation, and he cuts right to the heart of the matter of why Chavez' and Ahmadinejad's remarks cut us to the quick. Here's the money quote: "But this is who we are. This Read More
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It's All About Me: Consumerism and Church Hopping

posted Friday, September 22, 2006 9:32 PM by mitchell
I read an article today from Christianity Today entitled, iChurch: All We Like Sheep, and it really made a lot of sense. The timing of the article was also impeccable since I am currently struggling with whether or not I am comfortable with some of the Read More
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Quotes: President George Washington

posted Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:06 AM by mitchell
"Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle." -- George Washington From his farewell Read More
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VDH: Osama's 9/11 Anniversary

posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:46 AM by mitchell
VDH, in true fashion, tells it like it is. Read More
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Something to remember in November

posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:40 AM by mitchell
Ann Coulter, not being her usual caustic self but still being the Ann we all love and cherish, gives it to us straight in her latest article. Read More
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Powerful Story of Cpt Scott Smiley

posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 3:07 PM by mitchell
CPT Scott Smiley, USMA 2003, Infantry, Airborne, Ranger, Combat Diver.CPT Scott Smiley was a Lieutenant  leading a Stryker platoon in Mosul Iraqin April 2005. His platoon deployed to intercept a suspected car bomb.  LTSmiley engaged the terrorist Read More
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Quotes: Ulysses S. Grant

posted Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:26 PM by mitchell
“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” —Ulysses S. Grant Read More
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Theology for an Age of Terror: Christianity Today Article

posted Monday, September 11, 2006 10:14 PM by mitchell
Excellent article on Christianity Today.com discussing the reaction of one of the Fathers of the Church, Augustine, to terrorism in his time. Here's the money quote, which comes after much good church history and doctrine: "Feel-good Christianity, so Read More
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Sept. 11 - Five Years Ago

posted Monday, September 11, 2006 8:29 AM by mitchell
A moment of silence... Read More
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