Where oh where did all my free time go? The new service from Yahoo, which allows DVR functions, looks great. I have a system that meets the specs, money to buy the extras, but no time to play. Perhaps someday in 2007 will suffice.
For those with more time, here's the link to Yahoo Go for TV.
Every once in a while, I run across a feature that I love. Here is one of the more recent ones:
If you are writing a private variable with property access in a class, just type prop and hit tab in C# and it creates the guts for you. Even better, you tab between fields that need to be updated and it remains consistent in the properties.
I'm not sure this really is better than using the class modeling tool, but it is an option for those of us that like to hand type everything. I do have to admit though, the class modeling tool in vs 2005 is pretty nice too. ;)
This tip is from an email list I subscribe to from sqlmag.com. The list is the Developer / .Net Update.
I know it has been a while since my last post. Things have been going faster than I could have hoped for. Oh wait, did I really just say that and mean it? In a sick and twisted sort of way, yes.
In the last six months, things at work have progressed to an outright runaway train. Projects are due more quickly than we have time to think about and the pace is insane. So why do I like it? I can't say for sure, but it seems like the more "progress" we make in the department, the better I feel about work overall. The downside is that my home/family life suffers greatly so this can't be something that lasts for too long.
In a way, I think developers thrive on the deadline and delay what can be delayed even to the detriment of a project. The delays are the days that a person just can't get into the groove. I read a recent article passed along to me by another developer. This article drives the point home to an extreme I don't quite agree with, but the overall point is very visible. Take a read of Joel Spolsky's "Fire and Motion" if you have a few more minutes.
Cheers!
