Brian On Software

I didn’t do much passionate reading in the past few weeks due to my studies for MCPD certification, but I did get a chance to find time in reading the following articles.  I hope they’ll be helpful to you as they were to me.

1. Ten Commandments of Egoless Programming
   A couple of tips concerning good behaviors to mimic in order to become a better team player and developer.
2. Patterns in Practice: The Open Closed Principle
   A good practical introduction on the Open Closed Principle by Jeremy Miller
3. Foundations of Programming - pt 8 - Back to Basics: Exceptions
   This post talks about some good practices to follow when handling exceptions in .NET. A must read for all .NET developers!
4. Ten Books on Investing Recommended by Warren Buffett | Business Pundit
   Because you just never know.
5. Coding Horror: A Visual Explanation of SQL Joins
   A beautiful and simple post on what different kind of joins do…visually. This is one of my favorite posts from Jeff Atwood, because he took the time to explain something that’s not too easy to remember in a very simple way. Great resource for novice developers wanting to easily memorize powerful SQL join strategies.
6. 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do with SQL Server
   An article about 10 common pitfalls to avoid when developing in the backend using SQL Server. The author based this article on a popular talk he gave at TechEd 2004. A must-read for all you data access developers!
7. Managing Software Engineers
   Excellent article by Philip Greenspun on how to nurture, keep and develop great programmers at work. Software engineers are a different breed of office workers. Many managers don’t realize that and at the end of it all, they can lose key developers from their organization.