Life as a Developer

I should be posting once a week at a minimum. Looks like I was away a bit longer than that, but I've been working on some fun stuff. :) Client Callbacks Last week I worked on the website quite a bit, wrapping it up so that it does database submissions...

Wow. You guys just may not like tooltips... Monday's post was the lowest read blog posting since I started 2+ weeks ago. Personally, I love tooltips. They provide a means of helping the user out with more detailed information, but don't use up valuable...

Today was fairly productive. I spent most of it bringing the data entry form up-to-speed with the input specification. I still have a lot to do tomorrow, but a lot of foundation has been set. I've fixed that bug in my tooltip code, so now I can share...

One of my most productive days yet! The file input window is finished, properly storing valid files in sessions, and I've started moving the main data entry form away from server-side MultiViews and autoPostback controls and back to old-school client...

Well, I came in expecting to work on the file-transfer code. Maaaybe tomorrow. First, I receeved an email from Melinda letting me know that a number of data entry fields were missing from my targeted specification. I verified this (I didn't realize...

I thought about not posting today, as I didn't come across any major problems in coding. I'll be getting to the code that does file transfer and unzipping soon, which may be interesting. I did send off the new specification that has just the data entry...

I decided to put the OpenFileNames wrapper on the back burner, and get actual progress done today. I fleshed out a bunch of javascript that allows users to type in multiple file names, or paste them from excel (column & row delimited parsed correctly...

Wow. I didn't realize how hard it would be to create a wrapper for OpenFileNames. I know it would take me about 5 minutes to code in C# or VB... but getting C++ COM stuff right so that it shows up with VBScript scripting is a real PITA (IMHO). I started...

When the users... commented... that the old portal required them to enter in one... file... at... a... time, I assured them that we would use technology to alleviate their pains, and provide for ctrl-clicking multiple file selection. Little did I realize...

We had the weekly team meeting today. Just general status reports, and a bit of discussion about some changes proposed in yesterday's spec review. I spent the rest of the day coding the file uploading page, and getting tooltips to work. I still haven...

Today I got ready for my first specification (spec) review. There are two types of specs that I've come across so far, PM & Dev. I worked on the Dev spec today. The Product Manager spec is geared towards answering the why -- What scenarios will...

Today I mostly spent reading up on my manager's commitments, watching Career Model training (a set of per-level guidelines of performance), researching certifications and internal training opportunities, and finish up my mid-year. Mid-Year Discussions...