Testing Web Services with SoapUI

Web services are great aren’t they? You can easily link Java code, .NET code, and even many more obscure languages together with some type of XML-based web service. However, working with all of these different sources of code can be a little concerning as bug tracking and…

VS2010 Schema Compare Crashing

I’ve been using Visual Studio 2010 Schema Compare for deploying database changes from one environment to…

A Generic Data Mapper for Simple Data

Recently, a buddy and I were working on a project and we came across an almost abnormal amount of simple data entities which were used primarily for populating dropdowns. You know the type of data, there is essentially an ID, Name, and not much else.

VS2010 Schema Compare Order of Operations

Take the formulas 1 + 2 x 3 and (1 + 2) x 3; two completely different answers. In the case of Visual Studio Schema Compare, what I would assume the order of operations to be for updating a database would be to first update tables, then updates views (which…

Qxtend Query Service, .NET, and Dexter

Work, a new house, young daughter, and watching Dexter from the beginning doesn’t leave a lot of time for writing a software blog. Fortunately, tonight I finished the last episode (terrible ending) and it’s time to get back to writing!

My Windows Phone 7 Christmas Story

Rushing To Check Under the Tree

Finally the day had come; a neat little package arrived at my wife’s office containing my new Samsung Focus WP7. My wife had been away in Chicago for a few snowy days and after missing three…

WP7 U.S. Launch

Monday, November 8th, 2010 came and went, the release of Windows Phone 7 has occurred. I’m sure many of you piled into a car at lunch time with your work buddies, drove down to the phone store, fought for a parking space, pushed through the throngs of people pounding at the doors trying to get a…

Implementing Data Access Interfaces and Stubbing

This article describes one approach on how to interface a data access layer to allow for multiple data access platforms including a stubbed data access layer. I’ll show how to link up a stubbed layer and an MS SQL layer which both utilize the…

Setting Up Development Environments Based on Life Cycle

When working in an enterprise environment, invariably, you’re going to need to have a process for developing and eventually deploying applications to production. This is an important and potentially stressful process in development…