Darrell posted a list of cool Reflector addins.

There are a bunch, so there’s something for everyone.

Enjoy

I am putting the finishing touches on an article for MSDN Magazine this weekend. It’s due next week for publication in the August issue.

That’s a pretty large lead time for an article. Almost 4 months. I am used to 2 months, so I will probably get antsy 🙂

In case you’re wondering, the article is on Dependency Injection & Inversion of Control, and will appear in the Design Patterns section of the magazine.

Sigificant changes to my book in the past two weeks…

It was originally planned to be a two part, 400-500 page book. Well, the second part has been removed ( possibly for a second book…. ) and the first part has been expanded a bit. Also, the overall scope of the book has been narrowed, and I hope to reduce the page count to the 300 page sweet spot.

Since the book has changed a bit, the schedule has been pushed back. Now, instead of my first 1/3rd due on march 30th, it’s due on April 30th. Nice to have that extra month. All this means that the final book is due the 5th of July, which is coming up fast.

I am learning a lot about publishing in the mean time, as well as building a product that people want. It’s all about the “value position”……

Will keep everyone updated as

My Software Factories article has finally been published on TSS.NET.

You can read it here. If you have any questions, post them, and I can answer them there. Let’s try to get a buzz going for me 🙂

This is a pretty cool article describing two men and the simpilicity that binds them.

Richard Feynman & Edward Tufte love the simple stuff.

Read more here.

He and I, as well as the publisher, went over the TOC for my book.

As we were going through it, I gained a new respect for publishers, as well as authors. I learned that a book should tell a story, and that the chapters & sections in the book should follow along with that story.

If they don’t, then you will find yourself with a book full of great content, but nothing tying it together. And that’s a book that won’t sell.

They did the usual english ravishing as well as content suggestions.

I gotta tell you, the one thing about publishing your work is learning to compromise on content. If the publisher / editor says something is in or out, you have to either make your case or give in. And even if you DO make your case, it still might not be enough.

I sent off the first chapter of my book on Sunday night.

If was the first milestone in a tight schedule of milestones. The next one is a full 1/3rd of the book by March 30th.

Should be interesting.

I added two of my favorite blogs to my blog roll:

• Junfeng Zhang’s .Net Framework Notes
• Mike Stall’s .NET Debugging Blog

Both of these blogs are, i think, must reads for any .NET developer. Mr. Zhang’s blog details mostly reflection & CLR information. Mr. Stall’s blog is pure debugging, 24×7.