March 2009 Archives

Ever accidentally lose some work because you didn't commit to your version control system's repository? That won't happen anymore if you're using Git.

Sneakernet still reigns supreme

What's the quickest way to move your data from point-to-point? Hint: the answer might not be the Internet.

Why is continuous integration hard?

Getting a good continuous integration process in place poses many challenges. One of the biggest is making sure you have the discipline to support it.

Added StackOverflow button to sidebar

The "follow me" section of the sidebar's been updated to include a StackOverflow link.

How to implement sliding windows on Enumerable types using C# extension methods.

I'll be giving an upcoming talk at the Charlottesville .Net users group meeting on the new feature set of C# 4, chock-full of examples so that you can hit the ground running with these new concepts. We'll start off with...

Here's how to remove pesky Unicode byte-order marks added by Visual Studio.

Typing special characters in Ubuntu

We explore three different ways to enter Unicode characters in Ubuntu, an important feature for international and multilingual users.