notes and rants
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news of the world
Nothing about a queen album nor a tabloid here. Just a quick note before I do a (gasp) real post. My...
Author: Alan Page Date: 06/16/2005
Be careful what you wish for
Long time readers (ha ha ha) will know that one of the main reasons I'm blogging is to work on my...
Author: Alan Page Date: 06/01/2005
10 years at Microsoft
It kind of snuck up on me, but I'm a few days away from my 10 year anniversary at Microsoft. I say...
Author: Alan Page Date: 05/31/2005
How did I get here - changing jobs at Microsoft
I'm sure this topic has been discussed before, but not by me. During my transition, I was asked a...
Author: Alan Page Date: 05/05/2005
A slight change in direction
One of the things I like the least about Microsoft is how large the company has become - it also...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/30/2005
Boiled Frogs
The fable of “Boiled Frogs” says that if you drop a frog into a pan of boiling water, it will jump...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/19/2005
Tracer Bullets
In a machine gun, tracer bullets are phosphorus bullets spaced at consistent intervals in the clip....
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/15/2005
Now Tasting…
I think everyone has seen blog postings that have a little “what am I listening to?” p.s. statement....
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/12/2005
Don’t Live With Broken Windows
Pragmatic programming says “Don’t Live with Broken Windows”. The hopefully non-copyright...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/12/2005
Update
I’ve noticed a few things about blogs lately. One is that just about every time I say I’m going to...
Author: Alan Page Date: 03/12/2005
The Pragmatic Tester
One of my favorite programming books is “the pragmatic programmer”. I’ve toyed for a long time with...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/28/2005
The Role of Test
What is the Role of Test? The answer, of course, is “it depends”. Those that know me know that...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/25/2005
Tracking Requirements
This isn’t technically a testing topic, but it is a topic close to tester’s hearts. Software...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/23/2005
Curly brace positioning redux.
I can't say I didn't enjoy the conversations around this question - it's just that I only got two...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/14/2005
Quick survey on curly brace positioning
I absolutely don't want to get into a debate over whether it is better to put curly braces on their...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/12/2005
Auto Post
Not Automatic, but Automobile. I'm babysitting this morning (and now afternoon). I had some errands...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/11/2005
How many tests are enough?
How many tests are enough? How much code coverage is enough? How relevant are the number of tests,...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/10/2005
EDC Topic suggestions?
The next Embedded Developers Conference is May 10-12 in Vegas. I haven’t submitted any proposals...
Author: Alan Page Date: 02/01/2005
The Changing Role of Test
“Testday” was Monday. As with most test conferences, several talks were on “Moving Quality...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/26/2005
Self Diagnosing Software
A week or so ago, I read an article in Better Software (from the folks at sticky minds) called “Tell...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/19/2005
Testing Windows CE (part 2)
Perhaps “strange” was inappropriate above – CE is definitely different, but I guess I should let you...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/12/2005
Testing Windows CE (part 1)
Testing CE is strange. I spent my first 7 years in testing working on products that my mom could...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/07/2005
Meetings and Efficiency
Let's skip right to a random topic - let's call it a brief rant about meetings. How often are...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/06/2005
I hate resolutions
It's not that I don't want to change - I just hate that people tie self improvement goals to a...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/05/2005
Happy New Year
This is just a quick blog post to test out w.bloggar. Assuming this works, more info to follow in...
Author: Alan Page Date: 01/04/2005
Test Fest 04
We just finished up this years version of the Windows CE Test Fest, and since I put a link to my...
Author: Alan Page Date: 10/22/2004
A few random notes...
Although this is (as the title implies) not a typical blog, I've determined that I should post here...
Author: Alan Page Date: 10/01/2004
Tux Function Table Explanations
For nearly everyone who has written tux based tests for Windows CE, the tux function table is a big...
Author: Alan Page Date: 07/28/2004
EDC Follow up
Thanks to everyone who attended my talks at edc. I thought the tux hands on labs went very well - I...
Author: Alan Page Date: 07/06/2004
EDC Decks
These are the (mostly) final slide decks for my embedded devcon presentations. The first is a broad...
Author: Alan Page Date: 06/24/2004
I'm not a blogger
Sometimes, however, circumstances make it necessary to consider exceptions. From time to time I have...
Author: Alan Page Date: 06/18/2004