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How to Configure TeamCity for .NET Framework Builds
Setting up builds is not my favorite part of the day. It always feels like a lot of time invested in something that only takes a few minutes to run, and that few minutes of work results in waiting several more minutes to get an answer. Try something, wait five minutes, get an answer. This…
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DPL Reading List – January 24, 2020
Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. Here’s How Just Four Satellites Could Provide Worldwide Internet – While…
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Legacy Migration Playbook – Start Over
“Never give up, never surrender!” – Galaxy Quest Ironically, I think developers are quick to move to a “start over” mindset, especially when they’re working on legacy migrations. When it becomes difficult to arrive at a working solution, it is easy to assume that the whole endeavor is too difficult and that the team should…
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DPL Reading List – January 17, 2020
Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. Goodbye Microsoft Edge, welcome Microsoft (Chromium) Edge – The new Chromium-powered…
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Legacy Migration Playbook – Segment the New from the Old
So far, we have covered five “plays” we can run during a legacy migration. These plays can be used independently, or they can be used together; it all depends upon the situation. Each solution/situation is somewhat unique. Each legacy project requires a different approach. Sometimes the right answer is to leave the existing solution in…
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DPL Reading List – January 10, 2020
Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. The story of why Marc Benioff gifted the AppStore.com domain to…
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Legacy Migration Playbook – Determine a Migration Strategy / Strangle
Martin Fowler is held in high regard around our office. Two of his creations are referenced a lot: the idea of design stamina hypothesis and his strangler pattern for legacy migration. When we engage in work on a legacy application, the strangler pattern often comes up. Ironically, we will refer to it as the strangler…
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DPL Reading List – January 3, 2020
Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. 20 Years Later, the Y2K Bug Seems Like a Joke—Because Those…
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Legacy Migration Playbook – Add Some Unit Tests
Rarely do legacy systems have any sort of automated testing in place. Usually, all testing has been completed manually on the project. And when this is the case there often isn’t an obvious spot in the solution to add a unit test. Adding tests to an existing project can be extremely painful. There is a…
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DPL Reading List – December 27, 2019
Each Friday, we share a curated list of articles we found during the past week. Here’s the list of the new and interesting ones we found this week. If there’s an article you think we should read, let us know in the comments below. How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Identify Thousands of Unknown Civil War…
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