Archive for category General Technology
Fiddler: The first of five Software Development tools I can’t live without.
Synopsis: When you need to analyze HTTP traffic, use Fiddler, my favorite debugging tool I use Fiddler every day. I debug/fix/tweak/troubleshoot/analyze various bits of software and web services throughout an average week. Most of the code is not of my making, while some of it I may have never seen before. Sometimes, I might not […]
Faux Agile
Posted by dda in Agile, Uncategorized on May 23, 2012
I ran across a term and definition that nicely encapsulated some of the pain that has plagued many of us who have dipped in and out of Agile methodologies over the years…and wanted to share. “Faux Agile” Groups of people, rarely even worth of the title “teams”, where folks go through the motions of “doing […]
Is a Querystring encrypted when using HTTPS?
Posted by dda in Browser, General Technology on February 8, 2012
Synopsis: This is really the wrong question. The question should be “Is an encrypted Querystring secure?” In a recent systems integration conference call, a third-party consultant wanted his application to pass us user credentials via Querystring arguments using SSL. I commented that I usually don’t recommend doing this, and would prefer a POST to a […]
Technical Debt, A Developer’s Perspective
Posted by dda in Agile, General Technology, Outsourcing, Technical Debt on January 9, 2012
Synopsis: Why servicing Technical Debt remains a reactive process Spoiler: Because it is not important until it is IMPORTANT! In a perfect world, servicing Technical Debt would be a proactive, ongoing endeavour. However, in a developer’s world, technical interest payments rarely get made unless there is a looming issue that requires immediate attention. Technical Debt […]
Don’t add hacks, make features!
Posted by dda in General Technology, SQL on December 10, 2011
Synopsis: Use SQL and a bit (sorry) of bit comparison to create a “Feature Framework” Is there a good way to add what amounts to nothing more than a HACK to your application? Probably not, but there are ways to mitigate the damage. I was recently given the task of modifying a well-designed client-server application […]
IE9, iframes, cookies and Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P)
Posted by dda in General Technology on November 29, 2011
Synopsis: IE blocks cookies from third-party iframes. A few weeks ago, a client requested that we/I create an integration with an existing application they had been using. The functionality provided by the existing application duplicated the functionality we currently provide, but the client was adamant that they could not change their business process. So, we […]
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