http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog Life and Coding Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:48:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Does this article scare anyone else as much as it scares me? I've seen this mentioned for a while, but it really hit home when it's companies you are used to dealing with in Canada. This subscription based internet site business model goes against the very foundation of what the ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/06/telus-is-evil/ Recently this article from Mark Roulo from way back in 2001 made the rounds on reddit. He talks about how difficult c++ is as a language and why it should never be used for a large project. He goes into great detail about his interview questions designed to frustrate the ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/06/why-do-people-still-dislike-c/ So I'll admit it, I'm still getting into the ActionScript programming frame of mind, and going from hardcore c++ to Flex takes a bit of a mind shift and I'm still getting used to flash doing everything for me, all though it is a nice change of pace. An item renderer ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/flex-item-renderers/ All software development teams are hunting for that perfect source control system that perfectly handles every case. But lets face it source control is confusing and it's a huge investment of time to investigate which source control system to use, and if you pick wrong, it can be very costly ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/in-the-trenches-what-is-the-best-source-control-for-my-team/ So to take a break from coding. Here's a recipe to make the perfect Manhattan. 2 ouces Canadian Rye Whiskey (I recommend Canadian Club or Crown Royal) 1/2 ounce sweet Vermouth 1/2 ounce dry Vermouth a few dashes of Angrostura Bitters dash of lemon juice or a lemon twist Stir over ice( I find it works ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/the-perfect-manhattan/ Ant is a great build system, but often it can be very confusing trying to wade through all it's documentation and find out how to do something you could write in a batch file in minutes. Case in point, iterating through a directory. The easiest way to do this is to ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/iterating-through-a-directory-with-ant/ Photobucket has a tonne of images that you can use to create some interesting content. I'm going to show you how to create a simple photobucket image gallery using Flex. I love to reuse existing code where possible, probably one of my biggest sticky points as a software developer. In this ... http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/create-a-photobucket-image-gallery/ Hi my name is Richard Bezemer, and I am a Software Consultant based out of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I hope to blog about technology, consulting and coding. http://www.softwarebyrichard.com/blog/2008/05/start-of-my-blog/