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If you read the internet and all of the websites dedicated to Asp.Net you will inevitably read about the wonders of the DataGrid, DataList, and Repeater controls. While each of these has its place, if you are only displaying data there is a much faster and more efficient means to do so. Let's say... Read: Optimizing Your AspNet Pages for Faster Loading and Better Performance Read

By: John Belthoff | 2006-04-27 | Programming

Maintaining Badly Written Legacy Code

You have been handed a project or partly developed application to support. Due to prior deadlines, restricted budgets, limited developer skill, multi-developer miscommunication or just plain laziness from some previous developers you have been handed a maintenance nightmare. What steps can you take ... Read: Maintaining Badly Written Legacy Code Read

By: Duane Hennessy | 2006-05-27 | Programming

Productivity and the Big Project Myth

Job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet asking for IT professionals usually tout large projects as the sole reason for wanting an IT professional in the first place. A programmer, system analyst or system tester must have had experience in large corporate projects and the larger the bet... Read: Productivity and the Big Project Myth Read

By: Duane Hennessy | 2006-06-01 | Programming

Is Software Hard?

"Systems are logical, programming is physical." - Bryce's Law For something that is supposed to be "soft", software exhibits some pretty "hard" characteristics. The original premise behind the COBOL programming language was to devise a language that could be easily ported to several computers. As... Read: Is Software Hard Read

By: Tim Bryce | 2006-06-01 | Programming

Managing Crunch Time

"All of your hard work, regardless of how well it is intended, is for naught if it results in a pile of rubbage." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Okay, you are under the gun to produce something by a given date; you do not have a lot of time for a robust methodology, nor are you interested in being en... Read: Managing Crunch Time Read

By: Tim Bryce | 2006-06-02 | Programming

What is a Good Program Spec?

"Whenever you see a ratio of 1:4 analysts:programmers you will find systems analysis being performed at the wrong time and by the wrong person." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Since the industry is preoccupied with producing software faster (and not necessarily better), let's stop and consider how we ... Read: What is a Good Program Spec Read

By: Tim Bryce | 2006-06-02 | Programming

Interface Design - It's Not Yahtzee!

The interface is the face of the application behind which all of our instructional code is hidden; the interface between the user and the machinations for data crunching. It is imperative that the interface is well organised and easy to traverse with a mouse. I have seen command buttons thrown upon ... Read: Interface Design Its Not Yahtzee Read

By: Duane Hennessy | 2006-06-09 | Programming

Diagnosing System Problems

"Without a road map, you might be driving in circles." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION Okay, you've run your program debugger repetitively and everything checks out fine. But for some unknown reason, the whole system is inoperable. Both the software and data base design looks fine, but you are going ... Read: Diagnosing System Problems Read

By: Tim Bryce | 2006-06-26 | Programming

How to build great software

In this article I'm going to explain the top 10 software development fallacies my company avoids. By avoiding these myths and concentrating on excellence, we are able to make great quality software. Myth 1) Software must be designed in detail before development starts, so that a clear plan can be... Read: How to build great software Read

By: Chris Graham | 2006-07-21 | Programming

BOXES AND LINES

"Documentation is an inherent part of the design process." - Bryce's Law INTRODUCTION I recently overheard a Business Analyst say there was more to systems architecture than drawing boxes and arrows on a piece of paper. This may be true to a degree, but the ultimate deliverable of any engineering... Read: BOXES AND LINES Read

By: Tim Bryce | 2006-07-26 | Programming

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