Productivity

Identifying Duplicate Code With Simian

Monday, April 13th, 2009

I’ve recently discovered the tool Simian which you can use to identify blocks of duplicate code. I’ve been experimenting with it on C# code but Simian should work in pretty much any programming language.
Reduction of duplication within code is widely accepted as a worthwhile goal as it makes your code easier to debug, maintain and [...]

Speeding up builds in Visual Studio for .net CE

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Finally I’ve found a way to reduce the compile time for the windows mobile app that I’m working on. The compile time reduced from around 50 seconds to less than 5!! This has certainly made my work more enjoyable and productive.
To do it you need to disable the Platform Verification Task. Just follow these steps.

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Making Better Use Of Multiple Monitors

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Ever since I started working with dual monitors I’ve always found it suprising that there is no easy way to move a maximised window from one monitor to the other in windows. You have to “restore” the window drag to the other monitor and then maximise again.
I’ve found a pretty good solution for this check [...]

Combatting Slow Build Cycles

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

You’ve just written a little piece of code and would like to try it out so you hit build … as you wait for the code to compile your mind starts to wander and by the time the build has finished after a minute or more you’ve completely lost your focus.
Is that scenario familiar to [...]