October 2006 - Posts

TestDriven.NET 2.0 is Released!
30 October 06 05:12 PM
And of course, this would happen the very day after I rebuilt my development machine and installed the 1.x version. At any rate, this is by far one of the greatest tools to have - especially if you practice Test Driven Development . As a note to VSTS Read More...
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Another Pulse Needed – Exam Prep Guides
30 October 06 12:12 PM
If you go to one of our exam preparation guides (ex: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-540.mspx ), you’ll notice a big table at the bottom of the page. This table maps Microsoft Learning courses to specific content sections of the exam. Here’s Read More...
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Adventures in TDD, DDD, and NHibernate (from a past life)
29 October 06 12:14 PM
NOTE: Recently, the referenced blog was taken down due to the fact that the company I was working for when I wrote the blog was purchased by another company who apparently does not believe in company-hosted blogs - and as such, took down my former company's Read More...
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The Value of Certifications
27 October 06 06:54 PM
A friend recently sent me to a blog entry about Microsoft certifications by Oren Eini . This was really a bummer of a read for me – primarily because I’ve been a follower of his blog for a while and have used his NHibernate generics library in several Read More...
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Question of the Day - “Is Howard Old Enough to Drive?”
25 October 06 08:53 AM
Um…wow…thank you? And because I’m sure the suspense is brutal – yes. To give you a context, we had a Live Meeting this morning to discuss and hopefully clarify the new MCTS and MCPD certification tracks. I was casually monitoring the questions that were Read More...
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New Generation Certifications - Give me a Pulse...
22 October 06 10:56 AM
So I can look at statistics all day long about how the new generation exams and certifications are being accepted, but I thought I could get a better feel by just asking. So - some questions. Do you feel as though you understand the new certification Read More...
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ServerRack == BreadRack
22 October 06 10:46 AM
Ok - while this is not related to certifications or technology, it's pretty funny, so I will share it with you. Being the geek that I am, I have a server rack - yes, a server rack - in the coat closet of our house. I have a 1u Dell machine (dual x64s) Read More...
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You're in the right place!
21 October 06 11:15 PM
If you got here by following a link from Vishal's blog ( http://vishaljoshi.blogspot.com/ ), you're in the right place! Thanks for the reference Vishal! Read More...
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HelloBlog()
20 October 06 06:05 PM
In fine programming tradition, I'll open this blog with a familiar lexicon! So hi! My name is Howard Dierking and I am the product planner for developer and database certifications at Microsoft Learning. I joined Microsoft about 4 months ago after about Read More...
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