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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

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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. Rules to Better Timesheets
  12. Rules to Better PA (aka Personal Assistant)

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

  13. Rules to Better Code
  14. Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
  15. Rules to Better .NET Projects
  16. Rules to Better Large .NET projects
  17. Rules to Better Windows Forms
  18. Rules to Better Windows Forms - ClickOnce
  19. Rules to Better Unit Tests
  20. Rules to Better Source Control
  21. Rules to Better Setups
  22. Rules to Better Blogs
  23. Rules to Better DotNetNuke
  24. Rules to Better Project Management with TFS
  25. Rules to Better LINQ
  26. Rules to Better Interfaces
  27. Rules to Better VB6 Migration to .NET
  28. Rules to Better Developers
  29. Rules to Better Regular Expressions
  30. Rules to Better Error Handling
  31. Rules to Better SharePoint

    32. Access Code & Application Design

  32. Rules to Better Access Applications (front-ends inc. queries)
  33. Rules to Better Access UI
  34. Rules to Better Access Databases (back-ends)
  35. Rules to Upsizing your Access Database to SQL Server

    36. Web Sites

  36. Rules to Better Websites - Navigation
  37. Rules to Better Websites - Layout & Formatting
  38. Rules to Better Websites - Development
  39. Rules to Better Websites - Branding and Marketing
  40. Rules to Better Websites - Online Transactions
  41. Rules to Better Websites - Graphics
  42. Rules to Better Websites - Tuning and Maintenance

    43. Operating Systems

  43. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
  44. Rules to Better Windows Vista Compatibilities

    45. Communication

  45. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  46. Rules to Better Instant Messenger

    47. Reporting Solutions

  47. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  48. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  49. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions

    50. Marketing

  50. Rules to Better Google Rankings * Popular *
  51. Rules to Better Outbound Calls
  52. Rules to Better Inbound Calls
  53. Rules to Better Marketing
  54. Rules to Better Branding

    55. Networking

  55. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  56. Rules to Better ISA Server
  57. Rules to Better Networks
  58. Rules to Better Virtual PCs

    59. Microsoft CRM

  59. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM
  60. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM 3 to 4 Migration

    61. The Best Third Party Tools

  61. Introduction
  62. The Best Tools for .NET (General)
  63. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development
  64. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development (ASP.NET Controls)
  65. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
  66. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development (Controls)
  67. The Best Tools for SQL Server
  68. The Best Tools for Access
  69. The Best Tools for Outlook
  70. The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
  71. The Best Tools for Windows
  72. The Best Tools for Network
  73. The Best Tools for Exchange Server
  74. The Best Tools for Pocket PC
  75. The Best Image Libraries
  76. The Best Tools for Laptop

    77. Naming Conventions

  77. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  78. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  79. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  80. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  81. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  82. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  83. .NET Project Naming

    84. Documentation

  84. Rules to Better Technical Documentation

    85. Others

  85. Rules to Better Cars

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