Saturday, November 14, 2009

Metrics in software and physics

Metrics in software and physics

Metrics in software and physics

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:32 PM PST

Every so often, somebody points out how bad of a metric code coverage is . And of course, on its own, it doesn't tell you much: after all, it's a single number. How could it possibly reflect all the subtlety (or lack thereof) of your designs and of your testing artillery? Of course, within all the various *DD approaches, some better than others enable you to know whether or not your code conforms to its requirements, but I thought I'd take a moment to reflect on the general idea of a software metric and how it relates to the mothers of all metrics: physical ones, cause you know, I used to be a scientist. Proof: the lab coat on the picture. The theory of measurement is at the center of all experimental physics. This comes from the realization...(read more)

Bing Maps with Silverlight

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:51 PM PST

Microsoft has released a free Bing Maps Silverlight control . I gave it a try and I must say I'm really impressed by the quality and level of features of this control. The UX is very nice, it uses DeepZoom, animation and is highly customizable!! To try...( read more )...(read more)

Bulk check-in for SharePoint

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:19 PM PST

This has absolutely nothing to do with Silverlight or WPF, but thought people might find it useful anyway. If you've ever tried to check in a large number of files into SharePoint, you'll notice that there isn't a way to check them in bulk -- you have...( read more )...(read more)

ATL Concepts (Visual C++ 2008)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:20 PM PST

The Active Template Library (ATL) is a set of template-based C++ classes that let you create small, fast Component Object Model (COM) objects. It has special support for key COM features, including stock implementations, dual interfaces, standard COM enumerator interfaces, connection points, tear-off interfaces, and ActiveX controls.

Bug correction in Messenger and new feature in EventToCommand (MVVM Light Toolkit V3 alpha)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST

The advantage of pushing very early software to the advanced users is that bugs are detected before too many people suffer from them, and features requests can be placed and implemented without pain. This is exactly what happened with the MVVM Light Toolkit...( read more )...(read more)

re: TestDriven.Net 2.24: XCopy Deployable Test Runners

Posted: 11 Nov 2009 05:44 AM PST

Hi Jamie, Hi Eric, My name is Gil Zilberfeld, and with my colleague, Roy Osherove, we do a video cast called: <a href=" learn.typemock.com/.../episode-3-magic-numbers.html">This week in testing</a>. We talk a bit about this new feature...( read more )...(read more)

See How Windows Server 2008 R2 Is "Not Your Average R2!"

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST

Explore this significant release via a self-paced training course of videos and hands-on labs with a focus on performance, Web, virtualization, and other server solution scenarios. Learn how to develop applications for many-core scale, enable trigger-started services, automate your services with Windows Powershell, and create new integrated solutions with the File Classification Infrastructure.

New! Build More-Secure Applications with the Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) for Agile

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:25 PM PST

Embrace lightweight software security practices with the Security Development Lifecycle for Agile Development, a streamlined approach that melds Agile methods and security.
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