Customers are now starting to use the release version in earnest. Inevitably, support cases are coming in. I thought that it might be interesting to let you know what areas seem to be generating the calls. As we would expect, there are some setup issues...

My last post on what to look for in a good programmer attracted some debate which is a good thing. I thought that I would throw out some ideas on things that might be handy in someone who debugs a lot. 1. Procedural thinking. We very often...

This subject was being debated on a newsgroup that I subscribe to. I have been the matter some thought. While I am not personally a good programmer, I know quite a lot of people who are. Here are some suggested rules that I would offer. 1. Except...