The Backyard Coder

We interrupt our program....

A project at work has a very interesting solution and I thought it would be great to write about it.

Posted on 2018-06-08 00:00:00 -0500

Ok, so here I am at work and I’m in the middle of re-architecting a project that has existed for a very long time. I developed an API to abstract away all the FTP activities we perform. We connect to about a dozen SFTP servers across thousands of logins. I’m... [Read More]

Tags: asp.net, Polly, Resilliency, fun stuff

The Backyard, Part 2

Break it down!

Posted on 2018-02-01 00:00:00 -0600

Where were we? I apologize for being away for so long. Life got in the way and this blog got pushed to the back. [Read More]

Tags: software development, requirements

The Backyard, Part 1

Let's explore The Backyard, shall we?

Posted on 2017-02-05 00:00:00 -0600

When you first are approached by a customer that needs some software development done, what do you talk about? Do you talk about the technology and “cool tools” you are going to use on their project? Do you talk about the number of servers needed and the potential storage space... [Read More]

Tags: software development, requirements

How did we get here?

How I set up this blog on the FREE! (or very cheap!)

Posted on 2017-01-31 00:00:00 -0600

Background I love software development. I really do. I love to cook too. I approach my software development like I approach my cooking: assemble the ingredients, follow the recipe, add a bit of flair, and watch the magic happen! [Read More]

Tags: blogging, github

First post!

Posted on 2017-01-28 00:00:00 -0600

Well, this is my first post and I’m nervous and excited at the same time. I’m a software developer–I know, there are tons of software development blogs out there–and I wanted to start writing about what I do and start working on a non-work project. I want to showcase how... [Read More]

Tags: random, exciting-stuff