http://dotnet.dzone.com/oped/current en http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--3 In my time here on the oil mine I have had a lot of time to think and observe and one thing is for certain, perspective on something makes a big difference in its execution and acceptance. Whether a difference exists between planners and specialists, procedure writers and planners or the leads and the journeyman, it doesn't matter. What is clear is that people are quick to judge something... http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--3#comments agreement consequences contracts legal perspectives Trends Industry Opinions Legal http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/4504 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:02:36 -0400 763 0 AnneBotha http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-311818.jpg Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:02:36 -0400 AnneBotha 4504 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--2 I sighed once more as I read my email and with furrowed brow considered the end result of his email. It would not have proven to be so frustrating had this been 6 months down the line and a trail of circumstances pending to predict its arrival. Instead it arrived without prior input or conversation and held consequences for the current process. I knew then that something I had run into before,... http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--2#comments Business frustration politics Industry Opinions Careers http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/4325 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:52:18 -0400 1082 1 AnneBotha http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-311818.jpg Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:52:18 -0400 AnneBotha 4325 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--1 When I initially started at the mine around 3 months ago I never anticipated that this industry would have as many acronyms as the IT industry. I was wrong. My first technical conversation with one of the electrical engineers here (and while learning something fascinating about transformers and how grid type energy is distributed down to a substation level) I realized that there was a lot in the... http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/the-undercover-adventure-part--1#comments meaning meetings modelling Testing Tools & Methods Project Mgmt. http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/4212 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:28:41 -0400 1170 2 AnneBotha http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-311818.jpg Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:28:41 -0400 AnneBotha 4212 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/were-not-resources Resources. It’s a dehumanizing term that is also flat-out wrong for nearly every profession I can think of. http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/were-not-resources#comments newsletter opinion personnel http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/4054 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:53:02 -0400 3032 8 markturansky http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-270288.jpg Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:53:02 -0400 markturansky 4054 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/microsoft-serious Recently I received a press announcement from Waggener-Edstrom, Microsoft's PR company, about their latest move in the interoperability space; I reproduce it here in its entirety for your perusal: Hi Ted, Microsoft is announcing another action to promote greater interoperability, opportunity and choice across the IT industry of developers, partners, customers and competitors. http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/microsoft-serious#comments .net interoperability xaml http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/2194 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:46:16 -0400 362 0 ted.neward http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-281586.png Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:46:16 -0400 ted.neward 2194 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/rubynet-dead-long-live-rubynet I’m not really a Windows or .Net kind of guy, but I’ve tried to keep an eye on the Ruby.Net and IronRuby. While neither has been as visible inside the Ruby community as, say, Rubinius or JRuby, Ruby.NET has always had a harder time ‘getting the word out’. Yesterday, Dr. Wayne Kelly wrote an email that said in part: http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/rubynet-dead-long-live-rubynet#comments IronRuby Ruby Ruby.Net http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/762 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:59:58 -0500 769 0 pate http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-206207.jpg Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:59:58 -0500 pate 762 at http://dotnet.dzone.com http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/interesting-microsoft-net-titl There are several ways to keep yourself updated in the ever changing world of IT, be it Java or .NET or any other technology; we use online forums, web sites, podcasts, attend conferences, and above all read the latest books. Books are an incredibly important resource for every developer wanting to learn new skills and technologies. It also helps us learn these technologies which have been... http://dotnet.dzone.com/articles/interesting-microsoft-net-titl#comments .net ASP.NET C# Microsoft VB http://dotnet.dzone.com/crss/node/659 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:09:34 -0500 1657 0 meera http://dotnet.dzone.com/sites/all/files/avatars/picture-8.jpg Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:09:34 -0500 meera 659 at http://dotnet.dzone.com