If you read this blog regularly or heard me speak, you've probably had to endure an enthusiastic rant about virtualization. I think it's a great thing that can make your life much easier. Now that X86 Virtualization is commonly available, we can run a guest operating system just as fast as if it were the only operating system running on the...

It sounds like the Cobertura team has added some nice features to the 1.9 release. If you've not used a code coverage tool before, you should take a look. It's open source (so the price is right) and it'll show you exactly what your test code is (isn't) doing, which is the first step to improving your tests. Thanks to John Lewis for letting me...

It sounds like the Cobertura team has added some nice features to the 1.9 release. If you've not used a code coverage tool before, you should take a look. It's open source (so the price is right) and it'll show you exactly what your test code is (isn't) doing, which is the first step to improving your tests. Thanks to John Lewis for letting me...

The 'pay yourself first' strategy applies to you personal technology portfolio as much as it does your personal finances. I was reminded of this tonight by an Alan Hoffler blog entry. Alan's entry said, among other things, "We spend far too much time on our jobs, and far too little on ourselves." Check out the rest of the entry ... and Alan's...

The 'pay yourself first' strategy applies to you personal technology portfolio as much as it does your personal finances. I was reminded of this tonight by an Alan Hoffler blog entry. Alan's entry said, among other things, "We spend far too much time on our jobs, and far too little on ourselves." Check out the rest of the entry ... and Alan's...

I've heard it said that if you're not using Firebug, you're not a real web developer... you're just pretending. Since I'm only pretending to do web development myself, I'm not qualified to say, but Firebug is an awesome tool. If you're creating web apps of any kind, you should check out this free tool. I'm not even going to try to do it justice...

I've heard it said that if you're not using Firebug, you're not a real web developer... you're just pretending. Since I'm only pretending to do web development myself, I'm not qualified to say, but Firebug is an awesome tool. If you're creating web apps of any kind, you should check out this free tool. I'm not even going to try to do it justice...

Tonight's Agile RTP meeting features local XP guru Ken Auer. The meeting is going to be very interactive and will feature a lot of time for audience interaction. Ken has run a local shop for years based on the XP methodolgy. He has a ton of real-world, practical advice for us on how to make the ideas work on a day to day basis. Come join us at...

Tonight's Agile RTP meeting features local XP guru Ken Auer. The meeting is going to be very interactive and will feature a lot of time for audience interaction. Ken has run a local shop for years based on the XP methodolgy. He has a ton of real-world, practical advice for us on how to make the ideas work on a day to day basis. Come join us at...

First there was Ship It! to help you get software out the door. Then came Release It!, an incredible book on the enterprise space. Now, finally, you can also get Manage It!. If this keeps up, we're going to need a new combo pack from the guys at Pragmatic Publishing just so you can buy all three at once! :)

First there was Ship It! to help you get software out the door. Then came Release It!, an incredible book on the enterprise space. Now, finally, you can also get Manage It!. If this keeps up, we're going to need a new combo pack from the guys at Pragmatic Publishing just so you can buy all three at once! :)

I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone but we had to move the early bird discount end date to June 29th for logistical and planning reasons. Ship It! LIVE: DC Edition See you there!

I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone but we had to move the early bird discount end date to June 29th for logistical and planning reasons. Ship It! LIVE: DC Edition See you there!

One of the good things about traveling is getting to meet people face to face that you have known from email in the past. Allan Wick and I have interacted on the Cruise Control mailing list before, but I never got to meet him until I went to the Wisconsin Java User's Group (courtesy of Northern Wisonsin Software Symposium). He told me that he...

One of the good things about traveling is getting to meet people face to face that you have known from email in the past. Allan Wick and I have interacted on the Cruise Control mailing list before, but I never got to meet him until I went to the Wisconsin Java User's Group (courtesy of Northern Wisonsin Software Symposium). He told me that he...