Work

Current resume (really, not so current).

I have been working on a site that helps people make money helping people become young.

Fight Crapware! Crapware is software that is really bad. You know software is bad, when their technical support person says, "it usually corrupts files." Or, "we improved performance by releasing resources that we are not using anymore." And...to add insult to injury they charge you to tell you this and offer you bug fixes for a price. Stay away from Partition Commander!

I believe in following few rules when developing software:

• Start with a good design.
• Write it right the first time, then you have less debugging to do.
• Be efficient. Optimize the design, optimize the code when it's needed. You don't need 24mb of ram for a word processor.
• Use tools. Let the compiler warn you. Use Lint on C/C++ code.
• When debugging, use the scientific method.
• Use extra sets of eyes. Sometimes another person can see it, or you see it when explaining it to someone else.
• Use SoftIce and BoundsChecker. They are a must for any serious developer, targeting either the DOS or  the Windows platforms.
• Keep a sense of humor, you will need it! 
• Be a REAL PROGRAMMER.

Always code as if the person who is maintaining or testing your code is a violent psychopath who knows where you live.

Writings

I authored a sporadic column, OS/2: Surviving at Warp Speed along with other articles on multiplatform development.

OS/2: Surviving at Warp Speed, Boston Computer Society PC Report

•   August 1995
•   October 1995

Multiple Platform Development

•  Dos Ain't Dead, BCS Journal June 1994, Inside DPMA June 1994. The DPMA has changed it's name to the AITP.

Other Articles

•  CD-Rom Past and Future. BCS Journal July 1994
  
• Some random musings (humor, or an attempt at humor)

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