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Logics: SQL or Code
11 January 09 01:32 AM | adrian | with no comments

One of the common pattern I found during my enterprise application development last year was moving the bulk of the logic to the persistence layer using SQL. Thankfully, we're a .NET shop so I wrote T-SQL mostly. But the question then: does 3-layer...

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HOWTO: Work in Singapore
08 January 09 10:09 AM | adrian | 3 comment(s)

I've promised this post earlier, so here it is. Well, the first step is to go find a job! I'll tell you a secret, Singapore is so damn small that they have to rely on foreign talents to grow their economy! I've worked with different teams...

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Welcome Back!
13 December 08 04:58 PM | adrian | 4 comment(s)

Yay, welcome back to myself. I've been dormant in updating this blog since... August (OMG!). Work is definitely killing you, take a break for a while. Some of you may well know that I'll be taking some holiday (one month) from work, but that doesn't...

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Microsoft SLPS Part 2
04 July 08 11:02 PM | adrian | 1 comment(s)

Yesterday evening, I've delivered a talk on protecting your code. Frequent readers would recognize that the first half of the talk was actually written in depth in the first SLPS post . It's not perfect, but I had fun. But definitely the best...

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More and More Quality Readings!
12 April 08 11:56 PM | adrian | with no comments

I went to a computer book store today, and found lots of interesting books that we can only download back in Indonesia. They are pictured sitting on top of my trusty laptop. The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki The Mythical Man-Month, Fred Brooks Code...

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What's a Facade, Anyway?
24 February 08 11:14 PM | adrian | 4 comment(s)

Some years ago, Norman wished that we conduct a tech talk with a real architect to get the real feel of what an architect does. Well, we never did that, but there's something (actually, a lot) you can learn from Singaporean architecture related to...

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New Language Features
13 December 07 08:14 AM | adrian | 1 comment(s)

So earlier this afternoon I delivered a talk about new language features in .NET 3.5 for Singapore audiences. I admit it's not the best talk I've ever done, even worse, it's not even good. For you guys who didn't grab the concept or wanted...

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Takeaway From MVP Gathering
07 November 07 09:42 PM | adrian | with no comments

So just now I attended the Singapore MVP Gathering. Quite a lot of folks here, and seems more competitive but cooperative between user group. So the guy, Sukhdev Singh from Microsoft Learning, told us about the new Microsoft Certifications. We already...

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Hello CS 2007!
18 October 07 08:31 AM | adrian | with no comments

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Hello Singapore!
30 September 07 11:55 AM | adrian | 7 comment(s)

If you're reading this, then most likely I'll be posting it from my room at Singapore. Yes, I have moved to the lion country! I have never thought about moving to Singapore before, I was with Intimedia Web Ventures and it's a very exciting company. Lots...

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