Over the years I have come across many articles, books, tips, and advice that have helped guide and enhance my career as a software professional. I thought it would be a good idea to start cataloging these nuggets of wisdom that I have benefited from, and share them with others. I will start with a … [Read more…]
As of last week it’s been one year since I decided to cancel my television service, and keep just the internet. This is not my first attempt at doing this. About three years ago I stopped watching television for a couple of months. I don’t remember the exact number, but I believe it was more … [Read more…]
This article is a few months old, but I was very surprised to read some of its findings. It offers a performance comparison of Windows XP versus Vista and Windows 7. I had no idea XP’s performance lead was that large. As one commenter indicated, I wonder what does this say about Windows 2008. I … [Read more…]
I’ve been contemplating switching my main development machine from windows to Mac for some time now. Well, I can now say that I have taken the plunge and am a faithful convert. Like most new converts, I am very excited, but still need to learn the ropes, because my old windows ways are still with … [Read more…]
As we approach the midway point of the year, I have begun to assess my skills. Specifically, I’ve been pondering how to improve on my current skills, as well as picking up a few new ones. So, inline with the 7th habit from Stephen Covey’s book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, it’s time … [Read more…]
I was recently asked by a friend how to retrieve the name of a running windows service from the Service Control Manager (SCM) database. He wanted to do this from .NET, using the process id of the service. I started to think of different ways that this could be accomplished and came up with a … [Read more…]
Welcome to my blog! My name is Garett Chang, and for my day job I work as a software developer in the New York City metro area. I’ve been in the field for a number of years now, doing mostly web development, since the days when you coded CGI in Perl and, believe it or … [Read more…]