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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.

Do you agree with them all? Are we missing some? Let us know what you think.

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

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Scott Guthrie
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 Happy Clients
  4. Rules to Managing Software Consultants
  5. Rules to Better Software Consultants - Dealing with Clients
  6. Rules to Better Software Consultants - Working in a Team
  7. Rules to Managing Your Dead Time
  8. Using SSW eXtreme Emails! to Manage Projects
  9. Rules to Successful Sales and Account Management
  10. Rules to Better Accounting
  11. Rules to Better Teams
  12. Rules to Better Timesheets
  13. Rules to Better Outsourcing
  14. Rules to Better PA (aka Personal Assistant)

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

  15. Rules to Better Code
  16. Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
  17. Rules to Better .NET Projects
  18. Rules to Better Connection Strings
  19. Rules to Better Large .NET projects
  20. Rules to Better Windows Forms
  21. Rules to Better Windows Forms - ClickOnce
  22. Rules to Better Unit Tests
  23. Rules to Better Source Control
  24. Rules to Better Setups
  25. Rules to Better Blogs
  26. Rules to Better DotNetNuke
  27. Rules to Better Project Management with TFS (Creating and Managing Release Plans)
  28. Rules to Better LINQ
  29. Rules to Better Interfaces
  30. Rules to Better VB6 Migration to .NET
  31. Rules to Better Developers
  32. Rules to Better Regular Expressions
  33. Rules to Better Error Handling
  34. Rules to Better SharePoint
  35. Rules to Better Exchange 2007

    36. Access Code & Application Design

  36. Rules to Better Access Applications (front-ends inc. queries)
  37. Rules to Better Access UI
  38. Rules to Better Access Databases (back-ends)
  39. Rules to Upsizing your Access Database to SQL Server

    40. Web Sites

  40. Rules to Better Websites - Navigation
  41. Rules to Better Websites - Layout & Formatting
  42. Rules to Better Websites - Development
  43. Rules to Better Websites - Branding and Marketing
  44. Rules to Better Websites - Online Transactions
  45. Rules to Better Websites - Graphics
  46. Rules to Better Websites - Tuning and Maintenance

    47. Operating Systems

  47. Rules to Better Windows 7 Deployment
  48. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
  49. Rules to Better Windows Vista Compatibilities

    50. Communication

  50. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  51. Rules to Better Instant Messenger

    52. Reporting Solutions

  52. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  53. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  54. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions

    55. Marketing

  55. Rules to Better Google Rankings * Popular *
  56. Rules to Better Outbound Calls
  57. Rules to Better Inbound Calls
  58. Rules to Better Marketing
  59. Rules to Better Branding

    60. Networking

  60. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  61. Rules to Better ISA Server
  62. Rules to Better Networks
  63. Rules to Better Virtual PCs

    64. Microsoft CRM

  64. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM
  65. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM 3 to 4 Migration
  66. How to create and use mail merge templates in Microsoft CRM?
  67. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM data synchronization
  68. CRM 4 - How To Send A CRM Newsletter

    69. Software

  69. Rules to Better Firefox

    70. The Best Third Party Tools

  70. Introduction
  71. The Best Tools for .NET (General)
  72. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development
  73. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development (ASP.NET Controls)
  74. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
  75. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development (Controls)
  76. The Best Tools for SQL Server
  77. The Best Tools for Access
  78. The Best Tools for Outlook
  79. The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
  80. The Best Tools for Windows
  81. The Best Tools for Network
  82. The Best Tools for Exchange Server
  83. The Best Tools for Pocket PC
  84. The Best Image Libraries
  85. The Best Tools for Laptop
  86. The Best Websites

    87. Naming Conventions

  87. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  88. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  89. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  90. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  91. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  92. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  93. .NET Project Naming

    94. Documentation

  94. Rules to Better Technical Documentation
  95. Rules to Better Proposals

    96. Others

  96. Rules to Better Cars

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