June 2007

A Super Heroes Guide To Development – 4. Holy Catchphrase RadMan!

June 11, 2007

4. Holy Catchphrase RadMan! What are some well-known Catchphrases? "Up! Up! and Away!" Tarzan cry "Hulk Smash!" "Flame On!" "It’s clobbering time!" "Are You Having A Laugh?" Crafting a memorable catchphrase is very important to the life of a Developer. Having a simple catchphrase can be the difference between having a great product, and having [...]

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A Super Heroes Guide To Development – 3. The Super League Of Extraordinary Heroes

June 10, 2007

3. The Super League Of Extraordinary Heroes Super Heroes are often seen working together. Teams. This is mostly because writers dream up situations which require more than the skills of an individual. Remember Voltron? Either the Car or the Lion one. Battle Of The Planets? Each segment had a specific skillset that could be used [...]

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A Super Heroes Guide To Development – 2. Super Powers

June 8, 2007

2. Super Powers Most Super Heroes have at least one special Ability. Something that helps to set them apart. Give them an edge. The Flash. He’s easy. Speed .. baby, and lots of it. The Hulk. Super Strength. Daredevil, Spidey .. they’ve got agility, plus some kind of "Sense". Supes can fly. So can Storm. [...]

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A Super Heroes Guide To Development – 1. Origins

June 7, 2007

1. Origins The night is cold. A young man sits alone in a dark room inside a mansion, illumination coming from shards of moonlight through windows high above. Outwardly he is a prime specimen of mankind. Strong, tall, broad-shouldered. At levels of fitness unknown to all but the most dedicated and abled performers. His mind [...]

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A Super Heroes Guide To Development – Intro

June 7, 2007

Intro Good morning everyone. Before we begin, I’d just like to say that any really funny parts of this talk are from the wonderful mind of my wife, Rach. She cast her expert eye over my talk, and turned it from mush into steak. Let’s pretend we’re playing that American game called Jepardy. Answers: – [...]

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Aussie Devcon 2007 .. Part 5 (Concluding Thoughts)

June 6, 2007

Okay. Here goes. Anyone who’s been viewing the comp.lang.clarion newsgroup lately probably noticed The Thread That Took Over The World. It’s probably not the biggest, and probably not the most annoying. Bruce, I’m going somewhere with this .. ha ha. I should have done these last two posts before getting involved. Or probably shouldn’t have [...]

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Aussie Devcon 2007 .. Part 4 (Sunday Content)

June 5, 2007

I’ve left this too late. It’s now over a week gone, and my brain has already filled up and pushed out a lot of short-term memories of the DevCon. Ha ha. I didn’t attend any of the .NET seminars on Sunday. Church beckoned. But I did return later for a little of the community time. [...]

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