August 2007 Entries
I doubt I actually had anything direct to do with it but something seems to have clicked with one of the junior developers. I'm pretty sure it wasn't something that I had done, other then figuring out an effective way to make him realize that it is in his best interest to not need me to walk him through things. Nothing threatening, simply reminding him of a couple of thing: I brought up that I had basically reached a plateau at the company, and that I was considering pursuing other opportunities (In fact I'm planing on talking to my boss about...
posted @ Tuesday, August 28, 2007 11:54 PM |
For the last few months I have been trying to figure out how to be able to answer yes to this question. Unfortunately I have also been failing rather spectacularly at it, the junior programmers my boss hired and assigned me as something of a mentor for have shown very little improvement (sometimes even getting worse).
Unfortunately I was "gifted" with the ability to work with other peoples code, at least when I have some clue as to the intent. Now before you start saying "oh how nice for you", it wasn't said to brag, it was an excuse I keep...
posted @ Monday, August 27, 2007 12:08 AM |
I have read most of the Essential Windows Workflow Foundation book by Dharma Shukla and Bob Schmidt. I would definitely recommend it for anyone who is just starting with WF or who is just curious as to the why features were implemented a certain way. This book probably is not for you however if you are looking for a more hands on book.
Which brings me to the next book, which I wish I had started first, Learning WCF: A Hands-on Guide by Michele Leroux Bustamante. While a lot of the information in the book is available on the web, having the...
posted @ Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:31 PM |