Comments for Never Overestimate the Impossible http://blog.riverworth.com A Random Collection of Thoughts Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 Comment on Nickels and Dimes (Verisim, part 4) by Kathleen Davies http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/03/10/company-post-mortem-part4/#comment-122 Kathleen Davies Sat, 21 Apr 2007 01:13:02 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/03/10/company-post-mortem-part4/#comment-122 This is very interesting. It' will no doubt give you and everyone else who reads it a great deal of insight. We learn best, I think, not from the mistakes of others but from our own. This is very interesting. It’ will no doubt give you and everyone else who reads it a great deal of insight. We learn best, I think, not from the mistakes of others but from our own.

]]> Comment on Who’s Your Daddy? by Brian White http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-19 Brian White Sat, 24 Feb 2007 00:46:49 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-19 I haven't noticed any problems this month other than occasional 2-3 second delay loading my page. My host has been up 26 days as of today. I haven’t noticed any problems this month other than occasional 2-3 second delay loading my page. My host has been up 26 days as of today.

]]> Comment on Who’s Your Daddy? by hostr http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-18 hostr Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:00:09 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-18 Are you still having problems with AN Hosting or did things end up smoothing out? Are you still having problems with AN Hosting or did things end up smoothing out?

]]> Comment on Knowing It All (Verisim, part 2) by Snoopy http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/02/19/company-post-mortem-part2/#comment-17 Snoopy Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:56:14 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/02/19/company-post-mortem-part2/#comment-17 There's one thing we couldn't do... turn down the frickin' air conditioning in that building on Colonnade. Nothing like wearing jeans and fleece inside when it's 30+ C outside. Without a doubt, that stiffened the fingers so that the code didn't come out fast enough. :-) There’s one thing we couldn’t do… turn down the frickin’ air conditioning in that building on Colonnade. Nothing like wearing jeans and fleece inside when it’s 30+ C outside.

Without a doubt, that stiffened the fingers so that the code didn’t come out fast enough.

:-)

]]> Comment on Who’s Your Daddy? by Sujay http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-16 Sujay Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:43:26 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2007/01/29/choosing-a-web-hosting-company/#comment-16 gosh.... scary!..... have had some good luck with http://www.valueweb.com/ i think they also own http://www.gate.com/unix-hosting/ I have used their products i.e. webhosting as well as as T1 from a sister company of their's - xspedius... good reliable service. gosh…. scary!….. have had some good luck with
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]]> Comment on The Beauty of Self-Testing by bcwhite http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/11/23/the-beauty-of-self-testing/#comment-10 bcwhite Wed, 03 Jan 2007 14:28:20 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/11/23/the-beauty-of-self-testing/#comment-10 Most of my tests are created after I've written the code. I've found that if I write the test first, then I concentrate on passing the test rather than developing complete code and that leads to further problems down the road due to cases left out because there was no test for it. I've tried both and just found that this works better for me in the modules I've written. Of course, the modules I've written with this had no strictly defined API; they just had to accomplish certain tasks. If I had a defined API, then I would be inclined to write tests for the defined behaviors of that API <em>first</em> and maybe additional tests later. Most of my tests are created after I’ve written the code. I’ve found that if I write the test first, then I concentrate on passing the test rather than developing complete code and that leads to further problems down the road due to cases left out because there was no test for it.

I’ve tried both and just found that this works better for me in the modules I’ve written.

Of course, the modules I’ve written with this had no strictly defined API; they just had to accomplish certain tasks. If I had a defined API, then I would be inclined to write tests for the defined behaviors of that API first and maybe additional tests later.

]]> Comment on The Beauty of Self-Testing by gzaban http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/11/23/the-beauty-of-self-testing/#comment-9 gzaban Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:08:52 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/11/23/the-beauty-of-self-testing/#comment-9 Couldn't agree with you more! (see post on my site). It's amazing how great an investment automated testing is. I used to use nunit/nunitasp for all my testing needs back in VS2002. But VS2005 (team edition) has this really cool feature which automatically creates test harnesses for all public/private members of your classes ... this does reduce the amount of work you have to do to get your unit tests up and going. Also, I use code to read my test data and expected results/exceptions from excel spreadsheets (using Excel oledb connection - see code on my site). Out of curiousity, how do you generate your "self tests" ... reflection? Couldn’t agree with you more! (see post on my site).

It’s amazing how great an investment automated testing is. I used to use nunit/nunitasp for all my testing needs back in VS2002. But VS2005 (team edition) has this really cool feature which automatically creates test harnesses for all public/private members of your classes … this does reduce the amount of work you have to do to get your unit tests up and going.

Also, I use code to read my test data and expected results/exceptions from excel spreadsheets (using Excel oledb connection - see code on my site).

Out of curiousity, how do you generate your “self tests” … reflection?

]]> Comment on Brian’s Guide to Resume Writing by bcwhite http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/10/17/brians-guide-to-resume-writing/#comment-8 bcwhite Tue, 26 Dec 2006 04:09:58 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/10/17/brians-guide-to-resume-writing/#comment-8 I don't recommend HTML, either. I for one keep Mozilla set to display in plain text -- I deplore HTML mail. Thus, all your nice formatting will be lost. Also, if I decide to print it, it may or may not look anything like you intended. But really, it's always best to check if the employer supplies any guidelines and follow those. I don’t recommend HTML, either. I for one keep Mozilla set to display in plain text — I deplore HTML mail. Thus, all your nice formatting will be lost. Also, if I decide to print it, it may or may not look anything like you intended.

But really, it’s always best to check if the employer supplies any guidelines and follow those.

]]> Comment on Brian’s Guide to Resume Writing by Greg http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/10/17/brians-guide-to-resume-writing/#comment-7 Greg Mon, 25 Dec 2006 21:57:07 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/10/17/brians-guide-to-resume-writing/#comment-7 I think HTML format is fine as well. Especially when you are applying for network administrators position. I think HTML format is fine as well. Especially when you are applying for network administrators position.

]]> Comment on The Cost of Motivation by Sujay http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/12/16/the-cost-of-motivation/#comment-6 Sujay Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:34:09 +0000 http://blog.riverworth.com/index.php/2006/12/16/the-cost-of-motivation/#comment-6 Extremely good insight :) Extremely good insight :)

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