As I mentioned in my previous post, when Julie Turner (@jfj1997) joined Sympraxis, we quickly realized we needed to get smarter about managing our code and our overall development process. One of the first things Julie and I discussed was where we should store our code. Even way back before SharePoint entered my life, I’ve…
As promised in our August Sympraxis Newsletter, Julie and I wanted to start a new blog series to explain our new SharePoint client side development pipeline. We’ll each put our own spin on the idea, as our ways of thinking, backgrounds, and blog focuses are a bit different (but totally compatible!), so be sure to…
A few months ago, I read a newspaper article – which unfortunately I can’t find – about the idea that software development literacy may someday seem as normal as reading literacy is today. I didn’t think it was far-fetched at all. In today’s world *everyone* touches a computer in some way, even if it’s only…
I thoroughly enjoyed speaking at SharePoint Saturday Tampa yesterday. Michael Hinckley and his team (Is there a team, really, or is it all Michael??? I know his daughter was there helping at the Speaker Dinner.) did another crackerjack job with the event. It was great to see old friends like Michael Oryszak (@next_connect), Michael Greene…
At one of my clients, there’s a debate going on about whether to control which development tools people use or not. In my mind, that’s a no-brainer; absolutely! I say "Never let the inmates run the asylum." What I mean by this is that if you ask N developers what tools you should use, you’ll…
Bjørn Furuknap, never the shrinking wallflower, posted an article today about SharePoint Configuration vs. Development. One of the things that always seems to be missing is the bridge between the two approaches. I’ve lived on both sides of the wall, and as long as there’s a wall, things fail. SharePoint is a collaboration platform, yet…
I was asked via an email from this blog to look at a thread in the MSDN SharePoint – Design and Customization forum today. Of course, I was curious and headed right over there. Here’s the basic question (there’s lots more detail in the thread): My problem precisely and concisely is that I get tasked (A…
I’ve always been a lazy programmer and if you can believe it, I see this as a good thing. I never want to write anything more than once. (I’ve written an assembler-based keyboard handler for DOS. Do I need to do it again? As much fun as it was: no.) I also believe that the…