Browse by Tags

I'm a Free Agent - Available for Your .NET Architecture, Custom Dev, Agile, and SOA Needs
I have finished an intense two-month contract with ASP.NET and Castle ActiveRecord. I am now a free agent. Given my Agile background (from the beginning) and extensive .NET Architecture (since 2000), I can help your company get both the architecture and...
New and Notable 270
Agile/Software Development/ALT.NET The Art of Agile Development: Collective Code Ownership Raymond provides an entry into lean methodologies Jeffery was on the Software Quality Isn't Optional panel and the video is available The StyleCop team announced...
Thoughts on Evolutionary Design
Jeremy, as always, has a lot of interesting things to say in his latest Train of Thought . I agree with most of what he said, in particular with evolutionary design, as Steve Eichert and I practiced it at Algo . It is important to not "allow your...
Launch Into 2008...A Microsoft Geek's Timeline
For the NuCon events we have been running with Microsoft to launch the 2008 Launch Wave, we have been giving out these Neudesic/Microsoft shirts that, IMHO, are really cool - they have this cool timeline on the back on how we see we got to here and shows...
Sam Gentile's Inessential List of Tools
I get asked a lot what tools I use, and have planned to write a post. As my buddy Harry got there first , I have also taken the title of "non essential" as he did for the same reason - Scott Hanselman keeps *THE* ultimate list of tools , hence...
Advanced WCF Code Camp Slides and Code
Thank you Code Campers! I had 120 out of 400 of you (ASP.NET MVC was at same time) and you were a great group. I had a great time with a new talk. Remember - just say no to RPC and Request/Reply - embrace the diversity of Asynchronous Messaging and Event...
SOA is About Business
Arnon is but one of the latest attempting to define SOA in a more formal sense, stating that SOA is an Architectural style derived from four architectural styles. He presents the first here with Client/Server . That's all well and true, but any definition...
Slide deck from INETA SOA Presentation in Findlay Ohio
I want to thank the wonderful members of the Findlay Area .NET User's Group in Findlay, Ohio that came out in the cold the other night - it sure was cold! I want to especially thank you for your interest in the Domain Driven Design portion of the...
Neuparts Code Demo (DDD + SOA) on CodePlex
Chad got as chance to put up the full Neuparts DDD + SOA demos on CodePlex ; both the Ordering and Shipping Services while I was out in Redmond. As the topic in the discussion forums says: Greetings. I would like to thank everyone for checking out this...
Partial Demo Code - Neuparts.Shipping WCF Domain-Driven Service
I said, way back here , that I was working with another Neudesic Principal Consultant, Chad Thomas , on two WCF demo services/applications for my SOA with WCF and ESB talks. That talk, as many have noticed, spends a whole hour on Architectural, Domain...
Speaking Next Two Nights - Community Domain Driven WCF Best Practice Demos
A further note about what I just blogged about what our upcoming Webinar and CNUG with the applications Chad and I are developing. I will be showing and giving out to the community tonight a significant portion of our code. These demo applications Chad...
New and Notable 126
I have lots of stuff collected up today. Software Architecture/SOA Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz has made available his wonderful SOA deck which makes a nice complement to mine (BTW, while there, please take a look at the start of my new home site and tell me what...
Big Agile Up Front
I just came across this nugget on Ward's Wiki that is all too true of what I see many so-called "Agile" people do today: A dialog between two CowOrker s: A : Is that the new IDE? B : This is it! A : Man I grew up with the D addyWarbucks...
New and Notable 95
The last N&N was Feb 20, a month and 1/2 ago. I'm too busy being productive adding business value to our product to blog much considering I am still close to a intra-state move and dealing with the sale of one house and purchase of another. Meanwhile...
Alistair Cockburn: - Are Iterations Hazardous to Your Project?
Simply using iterations , user stories and velocity doesn't mean your project is agile - or on the way to success.
More Posts Next page »

Search

Go

This Blog

News

    The content of this site are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in anyway.

    Profile for SamGentile

MVP

Blog Information Profile for SamGentile

Tags

Archives

Syndication