>>If you check VB.NET or C# developers, they all write in good maintainable code

Being a .NET developer I can safely say that they do not all write in good maintainable...

Well done!

This thread made me laugh: Say it with me “Databases don’t scale, application servers do.”  We could both eat grass too, but it probably doesn't mean we're cows.  Any mutli-threaded app...

Mattie,

Both the function name and the column names use standard abbreviations that are in the standards guide.  We've found it cuts down on the possible ways of naming a column. ...

Tom,

Good catch!  This function is actually one of 3 versions (_dt, _nbr, and _txt) with a parallel designs.  I.e. they all have the same if/then statement for consistency sake.  But...

Hi Mattie,

Here's a quick example I grabbed that is lightly sprinkled with comments but they're enough to guide the reader.  It's not a particularly complex function, but I hope you...

Good article Pam!

I'm with Jeff on the issue of comments though.  If you *have* to put comments to tell *what* you did, it's either very complex or poorly designed.  But...

I disagree with 3 of the "flops" on the list..

The Tablet PC didn't flop -- it just serves a specific niche market and unfortunately for Microsoft the niche is still...

Steve,

Toyotas are built just down the street from me in Georgetown, KY.  Hybrids start production there this year.

http://www.toyota.com/about/news/manufacturing/2005/05/17-1-kentucky-hybrid.html

Here's my list, roughly in order:

Telecommuting (I used to do it and I miss it)

Working with current technology and encouraged to use the emerging technology

Top-notch equipment (a great laptop, rather...

So about part 2, 3, and 4...  It's been 4+ years, when are we getting the "coming soon" parts?

Good article, but really would like to see the rest of it.

Wow, tough crowd today.  Must be a Monday thing since yesterday was a day off for many folks.

I use GO all the time in scripts, especially migration scripts as they...

I also use a desktop and a laptop and I have been using a pretty nice backup strategy.  Not that my way is perfect, but here's an option that works...

The best thing about the Paper Tiger system isn't their software app, it's their methodolgy.  Basically the premise is that there's really no need to alphabetize or even order things...

Calvin,

I have the same problem with analog organization.  Here's something that *really* helped me to get organized: http://www.thepapertiger.com/