by Chad Michel | Jul 7, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
The adage “Many hands make light work” is something we often take for granted. If we get a lot of people working together on a particular task, we can quickly knock it out. Think of stocking shelves as an example. The more people you have, the quicker you... 
by Chad Michel | Jun 23, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
Sometimes it isn’t easy to get everyone onto the same page. Everyone on a development team can think we are all moving in the same (and right) direction. Still, we often have different underlying assumptions about how certain features will be implemented. When we... 
by Chad Michel | Jun 2, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
Despite the virtual nature of this year’s Microsoft Build developer conference, there were a lot of great updates and news to be shared. There’s no way I could cover everything in one post, so here are some of my favorite parts. Blazor There are few things in software... 
by Chad Michel | May 27, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
When we ask someone to design something, we usually focus on the good. If you ask someone to build a notification service, it is expected to be a good one. But what about asking people to design a bad one? Asking participants to develop a poor design is what we do in... 
by Chad Michel | May 19, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
I like going back to take a fresh look at tools and technologies every once in a while. It is always interesting to see what has changed and what has stayed the same – especially mobile platforms because it feels like an area where there is a lot of room for... 
by Chad Michel | Apr 28, 2020 | Our Engineering, Software Engineering
Application configuration has always been a pain. It was a pain back in the WinForm days. It was a pain in the ASPX days. It is a pain in the cloud days. Why is app configuration a pain? Quite frankly, it is because of the lack of a reliable and coherent solution....
