by Santi Murtagh | Jan 11, 2017 | Software Development Tips & Tricks
Sometimes you find yourself needing to develop or test on an encrypted connection. Whether it is an MVC binding forcing you to do SSL or you simply want to get rid of your browser’s mixed content warnings, a local certificate can come in handy. Creating your .cer file...
by Santi Murtagh | Aug 10, 2016 | Software Engineering
One of the things that our development approach at DPL allows us to do is to have a very low ratio of QA testers per software engineer. Our architecture designs and patterns provide for very isolatable and testable components, allowing us to reach high coverage...
by Santi Murtagh | Apr 14, 2015 | Software Development Tips & Tricks
Here’s yet another post of simple code samples that provides an elegant solution to a common problem. When it comes to Windows services, I often find myself writing apps that are required to perform a task at a predetermined interval. Do this every 5 minutes, do that...
by Santi Murtagh | Apr 10, 2014 | Software Engineering
This is the long-overdue follow up to our Developing Reports for SQL Server Reporting Services post. Today I’m going to cover how to deploy your reports to an instance of SSRS. Assumptions Here are some things to keep in mind before deploying your SSRS reports: The...
by Santi Murtagh | May 22, 2013 | Lab Reactions
Just about every person that tours the Don’t Panic Labs office points out the great perks that jump out at them. The great open space concept, the stocked kitchen, the beer fridge, the pinball machines, etc. While all of these things are great, the greatest...
