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• Behavior Driven Design Documentation in Software Development

  Documentation neglect is a chronic problem in most enterprise application development efforts. This problem is unrelated to the selected development methodology but there are some who assume that agile methods eliminate documentation despite the agile... Posted Feb 05 2010, 03:33 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Computer Models – Magical Scripture of the Climate Change Disciples

  I’ve not used this blog for politics in the past, but I’m going to start making some exceptions where I think there is a technology tie-in. George Will’s piece on the Copenhagen summit was very interesting. I recommend that you read it. I am not a climatologist... Posted Dec 04 2009, 10:25 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary, Politics

• Silverlight WCF RIA Services Beta Released

  Silverlight WCF RIA Services Beta Released was released recently, replacing the preview bits I’ve been playing with. You can pick up the new beta here . I'm still using VS 2008 SP1, but I am using Windows 7, so I download directly from here . WARNING... Posted Nov 22 2009, 01:50 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary, Silverlight

• Reliability Equals Simplicity

  I am haunted by the sage wisdom of Sir Charles Anthony Richard Hoare "At first I hoped that such a technically unsound project would collapse but I soon realized it was doomed to success. Almost anything in software can be implemented, sold, and... Posted Sep 09 2009, 08:53 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Windows 7 Repave Checklist

  In anticipation of repaving my Vista x64 machine with Windows 7 after the MSDN release on August 6 , I’ve prepared my wish list of hardware upgrades I’d like to do at the same time I pave the machine with the new OS. Should the family financial officer... Posted Jul 27 2009, 04:30 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Getting Started with Windows Azure

  Here’s the content of the most exciting email I’ve received lately (invite code redacted of course): Thank you for your interest in Windows® Azure™. Your invitation code is xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx. You can now sign up for a Windows Azure account... Posted Jul 21 2009, 04:26 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Will the Enterprise Adopt Silverlight 3 for LOB?

  With the release of Silverlight 3 on Friday, I’m wondering whether the enterprise (that mythical stereotype) will adopt Silverlight 3 for line of business (LOB) applications. The official “what’s new” section included the following items that I found... Posted Jul 12 2009, 02:59 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Business Process Management with Ultimus and .NET

  After a long search for the right business process management platform that would allow us to integrate and extend with .NET, my team selected the Ultimus BPM Suite . The primary factors in the decision were the comprehensive nature of the solution which... Posted Dec 11 2008, 08:37 AM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary, Review

• Automated Translation Not Spammer Friendly

  The following spam message (less the links) skipped through my spam filters somehow. If you are not a native speaker of English, this message may appear to be in order if your skill level with the language is limited. Otherwise, I suspect you will find... Posted Dec 07 2008, 11:19 AM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Apple, I'm a PC and You're a Hypocrite

  One of the latest Apple ads makes fun of Microsoft for spending more on marketing than on fixing Vista. Time for all you fruit computer junkies to face some cold hard facts: Let's take our most recent SEC filing quarter for both companies and compare... Posted Nov 03 2008, 08:25 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• What is Enterprise Software Architecture

  I just posted this on a linkedin group to which I belong, but I thought I'd also like to pose the question here. I'd like to get a discussion started that attempts to define enterprise software architecture. My own definition seems to be evolvoing... Posted Nov 02 2008, 12:54 PM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• To Outsource Or Not to Outsource, That is the Question

  I just posted the following note on a LinkedIn group I follow in answer to a post about so called "software factories," which is a nice euphemism for overseas developers working for much less than they deserve struggling to meet the unreasonable... Posted Oct 24 2008, 09:56 AM by tsJensen.com Filed under: Commentary

• Vista Defrag Woefully Inadequate - Enter O&O Defrag

  Being rather new to Vista this week, I was sorely disappointed to see the severely dumbed down defrag utility in Vista. A pathetic effort. Really! So after a few highly scientific Google searches, I settled on O&O Defrag and could not be happier.... Posted Aug 23 2008, 02:43 PM by tsJensen.com - My Technology Blog Filed under: Commentary

• From XP Pro to Vista Ultimate x64

  I finally took the plunge. Now I get to use 4GB out of 4GB except that the bare minimum I seem to be able to get Vista x64 down to is a 1.2GB footprint. And that's after hours and hours of experimentation and disabling some visual enhancements, though... Posted Aug 20 2008, 07:54 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Commentary

• Virtual PC 2007 vs VMWare Workstation 6.5

  I'm getting ready to do some serious MOSS 2007 architecture and development work. In the past, I've used Virtual PC 2007 to host a virtual development environment running a Windows server operating system, SQL Server, MOSS and Visual Studio all... Posted Aug 18 2008, 09:07 PM by netBrick.Net/blog Filed under: Commentary