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See what people think about this product I've been putting together Development Guidelines for my employer and in the process have reviewed many published standards (in the .Net arena) from around the world. In each category, the suggestions at SSW are always among the best. See what people think about this product
- Leon Bambrick,
 

Rules to better

Do you believe in Standards?

Whenever you're doing something more than once there should be a standard. SSW standards manage our coding, project management, email and phone communication. However, we don't follow them blindly. If someone suggests a better way of doing something, then we change the standard.

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Why do we have all these rules? Read about the History of SSW Rules, published in CoDe Magazine.

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This is a great guide to follow when doing software (and specifically .NET) development. Very useful stuff!

Scott Guthrie
General Manager, Microsoft Developer Division

If you havent had the pleasure of seeing Adam present, have a listen to the recent .NET Rocks! in which Adam talks to Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell and shares with them his rules.

Frank Arrigo - Microsoft

It's a great DNR episode and it gives some great insight into why Adam is able to run such a tight development ship.

Chris Auld

Carl Franklin says:

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    Management

  1. Rules to Successful Projects* Popular *
  2. Rules to Better Project Management
  3. Rules to Managing Software Consultants
  4. Rules to being Software Consultants
  5. Rules to Managing Your Dead Time
  6. Rules to Better Project Manager Methodology
  7. Using SSW eXtreme Emails! to Manage Projects
  8. Rules to Successful Sales and Account Management
  9. Rules to Better Accounting

    10. .NET/SQL/TFS Code & Application Design

  10. Rules to Better Code
  11. Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
  12. Rules to Better .NET Projects
  13. Rules to Better Large .NET projects
  14. Rules to Better Windows Forms
  15. Rules to Better Windows Forms - Click Once
  16. Rules to Better Unit Tests
  17. Rules to Better Source Control
  18. Rules to Better Setups
  19. Rules to Better Interfaces
  20. Rules to Better Developer Methodology
  21. Rules to Better VB6 Migration to .NET
  22. Rules to Better DotNetNuke
  23. Rules to Better Project Management with TFS
  24. Rules to Better Software Suggestion
  25. Rules to Better LINQ

    26. Access Code & Application Design

  26. Rules to Better Access Applications (front-ends inc. queries)
  27. Rules to Better Access UI
  28. Rules to Better Access Databases (back-ends)
  29. Rules to Upsizing your Access Database to SQL Server

    30. Web Sites

  30. Rules to Better Websites - Navigation
  31. Rules to Better Websites - Layout & Formatting
  32. Rules to Better Websites - Development
  33. Rules to Better Websites - Branding and Marketing
  34. Rules to Better Websites - Online Transactions
  35. Rules to Better Websites - Graphics
  36. Rules to Better Websites - Tuning and Maintenance

    37. Operating Systems

  37. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment

    38. Communication

  38. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  39. Rules to Better Instant Messenger

    40. Reporting Solutions

  40. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  41. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  42. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions

    43. Marketing

  43. Rules to Better Google Rankings * Popular *
  44. Rules to Better Outbound Calls
  45. Rules to Better Inbound Calls
  46. Rules to Better Marketing
  47. Rules to Better Branding

    48. Networking

  48. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  49. Rules to Better ISA Server
  50. Rules to Better Networks
  51. Rules to Better Virtual PCs

    52. Microsoft CRM

  52. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM

    53. The Best Third Party Tools

  53. Introduction
  54. The Best Tools for .NET (General)
  55. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development
  56. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development (ASP.NET Controls)
  57. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
  58. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development (Controls)
  59. The Best Tools for SQL Server
  60. The Best Tools for Access
  61. The Best Tools for Outlook
  62. The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
  63. The Best Tools for Windows
  64. The Best Tools for Network
  65. The Best Tools for Exchange Server
  66. The Best Tools for Pocket PC
  67. The Best Image Libraries

    68. Naming Conventions

  68. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  69. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  70. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  71. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  72. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  73. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  74. .NET Project Naming

    75. Documentation

  75. Rules to Better Technical Documentation

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