Reality Loop

February 19, 2011
SpecFlow: The Awakening

Recent internet fame and a trip to the East are evidence that SpecFlow is growing up and getting around. So I think it is time to unveil to the world the first 10 month in the life of SpecFlow. Some might say: "From birth to adolescence", some mi...
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February 10, 2011
From Visual Source Save to Team Foundation Server

My colleague Csaba Gero and I will hold a talk about migrating Visual Source Save to Team Foundation Server (TFS). The event is delivered under the umbrella of the Microsoft MSDN TechTalks and will take place on March 3rd in Technopark Zürich. ...
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February 07, 2011
Tidbits: GitHub Users

According to This Developers Life 1.1.2 GitHub has over 560'000 users. That's quite a lot ...Another interesting story from that podcast: Tom Preston-Werner, one of the founders of GitHub, turned down a 300'000$ bonus (plus a "big" salary) that Mi...
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February 03, 2011
Resetting the SQL Server Express Password

This is mainly a note for myself, since I already had to google for this several times. I am using the VS-2010 VM image from Microsoft to experiment with TFS 2010. This image has a SQLEXPRESS instance installed. The given instance has an ‘sa’ use...
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February 01, 2011
Programmers Stockholm Syndrome: Don't get addicted to crappy projects!

Episode 1.1.1 of "This Developers Life" discusses an interesting theory: Programmers Stockholm Syndrome.Why are we participating in Death March Projects? Why are we staying in dysfunctional environments? Why are we putting up with jobs we don't li...
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