Error Logging

The Microsoft Enterprise Library has a really good Logging Application Block that allows you to make your logging infrastructure configurable.
This framework makes logging as easy as typing:
Logger.Write(”System rolled over!”);
the framework is configurable from your config file.
The Microsoft Enterprise Library out of the box provides the following destinations for logging messages:

Email
Custom Locations
Message Queues
WMI Events
Database
Text Files
File

I took [...]

Bug Tracking Software Review #2 Mantis

With the current company and projects Im working on we have been using Mantis bug tracker since i set it up about 2 years ago. At the time of its introduction it was a big change for the team who weren’t used to using proper [Basic required] developer tools to get the job done.
Here [...]

Getting into Agile Development with .NET

The following is a list of tools for doing agile based development with Microsoft .NET. There are quite a few tools out there that will accelerate your use of continuous integration, test driven development, source control integration, etc.
JIRA
Best tool for task management. For more details see my review of JIRA from a previous post. [...]

Bug Tracking Software Review #1 JIRA

I’ve been using a product from Atlassian called JIRA for the past couple years to track tasks, bugs, and requests.
I highly highly recommend it - its an amazing product and the team behind it provides great support and rapid response. They’re also highly supportive of charity and open-source organizations - if you ask nicely, they’ll [...]