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User story is worthless, Behavior is what we need by Omar AL Zabir on things you don't find easily

User Story is suitable for describing what user needs but not what user does and how system reacts to user actions within different contexts. It basically gives product team a way to quantify their output and let their boss know that they are doing their...
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C# with keyword equivalent by Omar AL Zabir blog on ASP.NET Ajax and .NET 3.5

There’s no with keyword in C#, like Visual Basic. So you end up writing code like this: this . StatusProgressBar . IsIndeterminate = false ; this . StatusProgressBar . Visibility = Visibility . Visible ; this . StatusProgressBar . Minimum = 0 ; this Read...
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How to convince developers and management to use automated unit test for AJAX websites by Omar AL Zabir blog on ASP.NET Ajax and .NET 3.5

Everyone agrees that unit testing is a good thing, we should all write unit tests. We read articles and blogs to keep us up-to-date on what’s going on in the unit test world so that we can sound cool talking to peers at lunch. But when we really sit down...
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Tips and tricks to rescue overdue projects by Omar AL Zabir blog on ASP.NET Ajax and .NET 3.5

One of my friends, who runs his own offshore development shop, was having nightmare situation with one of his customers. He's way overdue on a release, the customer is screaming everyday, he's paying his team from his own pocket, customer is sending...
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An Agile Developer's workflow when SCRUM is used by Omar AL Zabir blog on ASP.NET Ajax and .NET 3.5

If you are planning to start SCRUM at your company, you might need to train developers and QA to get into the mindset of an Agile developer. SCRUM is only successful when the developers and QA get into the habit of following the principles of SCRUM by...
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Using multiple broadband connections without using any special router or software by Omar AL Zabir blog on ASP.NET Ajax and .NET 3.5

I have two broadband connections. One cheap connection, which I mostly use for browsing and downloading. Another very expensive connection that I use for voice chat, remote desktop connection etc. Now, using these two connections at the same time required...
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