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Summary In this blog post I’m going to talk about legacy code and my experience with transitioning from Legacy into a new model. Background I’ve worked for quite a few companies now and I’ve converted many systems from antiquated legacy code into something more modern, like C#, PHP, Object Oriented, MVC, etc. Legacy code that … Read moreDealing with Legacy Code

Summary A commenter on my blog mentioned Dapper .Net so I decided to take a look. Dapper is known as a Micro-ORM. It’s very easy to get started and can be used as a stepping stone between non-ORM code and an ORM with LINQ queries. First, I’ll show how it’s done: Installing Dapper in Visual … Read moreDapper .Net

If you’ve designed and built software for as long as I have (more than 20 years), you’ll have a whole lot of experience dealing with disasters. I’ve had a couple in my lifetime that could have been expensive disasters if not for my knowledge of trading stocks. You see, there’s this little secret to trading … Read moreSoftware Development Disasters