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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
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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 Better Software Consultants - Dealing with Clients
  5. Rules to Better Software Consultants - Working in a Team
  6. Rules to Managing Your Dead Time
  7. Using SSW eXtreme Emails! to Manage Projects
  8. Rules to Successful Sales and Account Management
  9. Rules to Better Accounting
  10. Rules to Better Teams

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

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

    27. Access Code & Application Design

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

    31. Web Sites

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

    38. Operating Systems

  38. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
  39. Rules to Better Windows Vista Compatibilities

    40. Communication

  40. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  41. Rules to Better Instant Messenger

    42. Reporting Solutions

  42. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  43. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  44. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions

    45. Marketing

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

    50. Networking

  50. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  51. Rules to Better ISA Server
  52. Rules to Better Networks
  53. Rules to Better Virtual PCs

    54. Microsoft CRM

  54. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM
  55. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM 3 to 4 Migration

    56. The Best Third Party Tools

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

    71. Naming Conventions

  71. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  72. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  73. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  74. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  75. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  76. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  77. .NET Project Naming

    78. Documentation

  78. Rules to Better Technical Documentation

    79. Others

  79. Rules to Better Cars

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