Tag: programmer productivity

Using Code Shortcuts in Visual Studio 2017

by Dirk Strauss - 312340
Using Code Shortcuts

Using Code Shortcuts While this feature isn't exclusive to Visual Studio 2017, it certainly is very useful. I continually find myself modifying a specific section of code in a very large project. It sure is a pain having to sift through lines of code to find that specific code again. This

Flexible Working Hours – You Can Work From Home!

by Dirk Strauss - 611854
Flexible Working Hours

Flexible Working Hours Flexible Working Hours sounds quite idyllic, right? I saw a really great quote on LinkedIn this weekend. It said: If you can't trust your employees to work flexibly, why hire them in the first place? The thing is this, if you can show me one good reason why companies do not

Programmer’s Survival Tips – #10

by Dirk Strauss - 43132
telecommuting

 Telecommuting - The Pros and Cons I have taken some time to write this next post, simply because I wanted to give it some thought. Working from home..... It sounds like a dream come true, right? My company has their HQ in Johannesburg, and I have been working for one of their

Visual Studio Item Templates

by Dirk Strauss - 13690
Visual Studio Export Item Templates

Visual Studio Item Templates Visual Studio Item Templates - In one of my previous posts (Programmer's Survival Tips - #3) I looked at having your own code library or repository. While this is a really important aspect of programming, there are times when you would want to do a bit more