Archive for July, 2008

Using ASUnit with ActionScript 2.0

Friday, July 18th, 2008

ASUnit is a framework that allows ActionScript developers to create, build, and run test suites. This post demonstrates how to use the ASUnit Extension with AS2.0 and avoids the topic of why a programmer should use test driven development.

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Friday Wrapup Meetings

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Every Friday, developers and managers should meet briefly to discuss the successes of the previous week. A Friday Wrapup Meeting should include all team members regardless of their status, position, or present work-load. The meeting’s mood should be kept upbeat and the discussion should be used to highlight company successes and developer contributions over the past week. This article contains recommendations for conducting these meetings.

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Website Credibility

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Site visitors and customers take action based on a website’s credibility. Credibility for all intents and purposes is Believability. This article contains links to research that reveals methods for increasing the credibility of a website. In addition, there are links to improving the overall usability of a website. After reviewing the methods for improving website credibility, believability, and usability you are ready to begin implementing them directly into your project plans. (more…)

Learning UML

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

If a picture is worth 1024 words then a well crafted UML diagram is worth 2048 words. UML diagrams help programmers explain software systems to other developers, project managers, and clients. This article proposes a process for learning UML, recommendations for drawing diagrams, and ways to refine diagrams over time.

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Using NaturalDocs

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Getting up to speed with NaturalDocs will only take a few minutes. This article will show you:

  • Where to find the NaturalDocs executables
  • Where to find commenting guidelines
  • Setup a sample project workspace
  • Automate NaturalDocs with a simple Windows Batch File

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