So I’ve been thinking about what to do with this archive.

At my last two positions which lasted for a total of 11 years, I have been working as a senior software engineer working with mainly .Net technologies. I go beyond a simple coder in that I can do everything from the database, including design, to the middle-tier (or n-tier) to the UI layer  (not design, mind-you, shudder), machine maintenance, builds, manage IIS, and all sorts of other various technical tasks. So I realize there are tons of software blogs out there covering any topic I can and will discuss. However, I plan to use this archive as a place for these things:

• Things that interest me relating to software.
• A log of answers to common problems that I find myself going to the Internet for again and again.
• Software topics that are beyond my main skills–I like to keep sharp and as current as possible with my discipline.
• Reviews of software, whether it be retail, or open source.
• Answers to anyone’s questions relating to software engineering. If it’s not a topic that I’m familiar with, I will do my best to find the answer.

I kind of want to make this a repository of sorts. There are so many things I can do within the realm of software development that I just inherently know how to do. However, time and time again I find myself quickly googling stuff I’ve done a million times before. How to I create a new anonymous type? How do I serialize an object to xml? I’ve done that millions of times, and yes it is only three lines of code. Why can’t I remember? And, as always, this forum is also for you to discuss, bring up more topics, and hopefully make this a place where developers can come to chat, solve problems, learn, and simply have fun.

Disclaimer: All code examples presented in my blog have been written and tested by me. Use them at your own risk. I will not be responsible for any use of the code in this blog for descriptive or example purposes. The code is not production nor enterprise ready. That being said, feel free to use, modify, and distribute the examples as you wish.