• Setting subversion up to work with contractors

    In my last post I promised I'd write another about subversion and how to set things up to work with contractors. I was supposed to post this the next day, but I got caught up with other things. Anyway, let's just jump right in... We run all our projects out...


  • I've been a little slack with the posting

    I've been busy and haven't had a chance to get things posted like I wanted to. Work and personal commitments have a habit of getting in the way of otherwise good intentions. I'll do my best to get a few posts out this week and I'll see if I can't...


  • Get your contractors under control

    In a recently conversation I was told of a situation which I've experienced in the past and I'm sure others have as well. While on holiday the code I'm responsible for has been modified by an external contractor. Before my holiday I pointed out that we should make sure version...


  • another new design

    You may notice that this site has yet another new design today. I've left blogger and gone back to wordpress and hosted the blog. I like Blogger and I really like the idea of hosted applications but it just wasn't giving me the control I wanted and I was finding...


  • There is no excuse for... back buttons that don't work

    The back button is one of the strongest and most pervasive conventions available to developers, yet some fail to use it correctly and see it as a burden rather than a resource. The fact of the matter is all users great and small know it's there. From novice to expert...