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Rickard blogs about creating software solutions using ASP.NET and agile practices.
I’ve created a Facebook page for rickardnilsson.net to be able to share more unedited material to the world than I have time with if I would write blog posts.
…and it will not be just another twitter feed rather I will have the opportunity to discuss and interact with people sharing my set of interests including web development, internet and social media.
Update: I would like to thank all of you who helped med secure a username on Facebook
If you share my interests or like me for some reason, please “Like” me on the button above to get all the extra material as well as blog post updates served conveniently on your Facebook wall.
-- Rickard
Photographed for Hotspot · Photo by Henrik Bäck
A couple of month ago I switched my Dell dev machine for a new MacBook Pro and it has been a joy ever since. Even though my main work still is in Windows and Visual Studio I much rather do it on a virtual machine on top of Mac OS X than on my old Dell.
I’m running Win7 virtually on VirtualBox complete with my dev tools, including Visual Studio and ReSharper.
For office and communication I’m using Office 2011 and Communicator 2011 for Mac and it works great!
After graduation I started out on my professional career as developer on the .NET stack. As I was new to the platform and tools I began searching for means to educate myself and continue to stay up to date with everything that was going on in the industry.
I found that listening to audio talk shows, or “podcasts”, was a great way to get an even flow of new information about the platform, industry and the .NET community. The podcasts quickly introduced me to a whole new world of MVPs, regional directors, .NET user groups, events, and conferences, new technology, as well as how it is to work in the business.
My advice to you, professional or student, novice or experienced, who is interested in building software with Microsoft tooling and products, follow one or more of these channels because for me, they really boosted my career and has been a cheap way for me to get ahead. I use the time on the commute every day to stay on top of things.
The .NET podcasts I have followed since the beginning and still follow every week are:
Subscribe · iTunes · Zune · Facebook page
Favorite shows:
642. Bruce Lawson and Remy Sharp on HTML 5 346. Future of .NET Panel at DevTeach Toronto 240. The ORM Smackdown!
Subscribe · iTunes
256. JavaScript and jQuery: Moving beyond Alert() 72. Be a Better Developer in Six Months 31. Test Driven