January 2010 Entries
I'm often asked to work on small projects for smaller companies. These are probably among my favorite because there is so much enthusiasm behind the team. I've been an architect, a DBA, a network engineer, a graphic designer, and sometimes all of the above at once. One thing I learned is small companies don't compromise on software architecture. It's easy to get caught up in the excitement when big decisions are made quickly and the whole team hits the ground running. As a DBA, I try to put good practices in place even when resource...
Glad to see so much work has been going on with Silverlight and the momentum to launch SL4. People like us drive the effort because we can actually see the potential and get quite excited about it. I recently had a chance to work with Brad Abrams and the .NET RIA Services team at Microsoft on a project for the IRS / FreeFile Alliance. What an amazing group of developers. Truly I was both inspired and humbled. Needless to say I got a really deep dive into WCF RIA Services and fell in love with...