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Marcelo's WebLog

Improving the world one entity at a time

December 2004 - Posts

Hats off to Cem Kaner
I've read his article, Architectures of Test Automation [ http://www.kaner.com/testarch.html ]. I've seen many of these considerations come up in practice, but it's great to have them formalized, or at least written down. More good stuff available at Read More...
Don Box on Technical Presentations
Don Box , of COM and SOAP and Web Services and .NET fame, shares some good advise about what goes into a technical presentation over at Channel 9 . The tip about lowering one's voice alone is worth the 20', which are packed with good stuff anyway. Certainly Read More...
Office Update is quite the productivity tool
It has to be said: Office Update is really, really, really cool. Check it out at http://office.microsoft.com/ . It doesn't just have software updates (which it has) or provide tips and the like (which it does). There's also a very nifty Tools for Your Read More...
Creating a Custom Avalon Expression
At last, I've got time to write about the Expression sample I mentioned before. I'll actually walk you through this, so fear not, gentle reader! Starting from the start First, let's start out with a new Avalon project, and put this code in the Window. Read More...
Avalon, high DPI and screen real estate
Today, beloved readers, I will weave a story of powerful forces in conflict with each other through time, and how Avalon saves the day... As time goes by, screens are getting better resolution for the same physical size. This means we get smaller content, Read More...
Avalon lets you express your true self...
Or something along those lines. If there is something that I think is truly wicked cool about Avalon, is the property system. All the constructs available let you declare how things should work together, rather than having to write bulky code to procedurally Read More...
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