March 2007 - Posts

TFS and Baby Steps

I just finished attending ObjectSharp's SMART (Software MAnagement Round Table) session on the impact of quality assurance on the development process and had a couple of observations to share. First off, the biggest takeaway from the session is the need Read More...

Accessing Content Page properties in Master Pages

I'm teaching our ASP.NET 2.0 Best Practices course this week. I only get to teach about 1 week a quarter, so I greatly enjoy whenever I do. One of the interesting things about teaching, even content that you know very well, is that there are always questions Read More...

WebParts and the need for a Database

I'm doing some work creating WebPart components in ASP.NET 2.0 and discovered a dependency that I wasn't initially expecting...the need for a database. It appears that in order to even place a WebPart onto a form, you need to have a database. Or at least Read More...