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

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

  14. Rules to Better Code
  15. Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
  16. Rules to Better .NET Projects
  17. Rules to Better Connection Strings
  18. Rules to Better Large .NET projects
  19. Rules to Better Windows Forms
  20. Rules to Better Windows Forms - ClickOnce
  21. Rules to Better Unit Tests
  22. Rules to Better Version Control with TFS (AKASourceControl)
  23. Rules to Better TFS 2010 Migration
  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 VB6 Migration to .NET
  30. Rules to Better Designers
  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 Server
  36. Rules to Better WPF & Silverlight
  37. Rules to Better Command Lines

    38. Access Code & Application Design

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

    42. Web Sites

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

    49. Operating Systems

  49. Rules to Better Windows 7 Deployment
  50. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
  51. Rules to Better Windows Vista Compatibilities

    52. Communication

  52. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  53. Rules to Better Instant Messenger

    54. Reporting Solutions

  54. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  55. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  56. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions

    57. Marketing

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

    62. Networking

  62. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  63. Rules to Better ISA Server
  64. Rules to Better Networks
  65. Rules to Better Virtual PCs

    66. Microsoft CRM

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

    71. Interface

  71. Rules to Better Interfaces - General
  72. Rules to Better Interfaces - Data Entry Forms and Controls
  73. Rules to Better Interfaces - Reports, Charts and Dates
  74. Rules to Better Interfaces - Wizards
  75. Rules to Better Interfaces - Windows Application
  76. Rules to Better Interfaces - Mobile UI

    77. Software

  77. Rules to Better Firefox

    78. The Best Third Party Tools

  78. Introduction
  79. The Best Tools for .NET (General)
  80. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development
  81. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development (ASP.NET Controls)
  82. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
  83. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development (Controls)
  84. The Best Tools for SQL Server
  85. The Best Tools for Access
  86. The Best Tools for Outlook
  87. The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
  88. The Best Tools for Windows
  89. The Best Tools for Network
  90. The Best Tools for Exchange Server
  91. The Best Tools for Pocket PC
  92. The Best Image Libraries
  93. The Best Tools for Laptop
  94. The Best Websites
  95. The Best Tools for Visual Studio
  96. The Best Tools for Windows Mobile

    97. Naming Conventions

  97. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  98. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  99. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  100. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  101. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  102. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  103. .NET Project Naming

    104. Documentation

  104. Rules to Better Technical Documentation
  105. Rules to Better Proposals
  106. Rules to Better Powerpoint Presentations

    107. Others

  107. Rules to Better Cars

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