Scott Watermasysk
Simpable is the personal blog of Scott Watermasysk. The blog covers a variety of software and technology topics with a focus on simplicity. Scott has worked on a variety of large scale ASP.Net applications over the years and uses Simpable as his main venue to share what he has learned and discuss those lessons with the community.
Simpable | 02 Mar 2010 17:25
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I have been spending a lot more time in terminal recently. I routinely find myself having more tabs open than I can keep track of.
I then end up forgetting what's open and end up opening even more tabs which just make the problem worse. I..."
Read more » Setting A Tab Title in Terminal
Simpable | 17 Feb 2010 06:39
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I attended a couple Ruby sessions at CodeMash this year which really piqued my interest level in Ruby.
For many people (especially web developers) when you hear about Ruby they think Ruby on Rails. While Rails is an impressive framework, there are..."
Read more » Singing With Sinatra
Simpable | 10 Feb 2010 06:59
Scott Watermasysk writes "....Every step a user must take provides a chance for failure and frustration. Compare these two shipping confirmation emails from 1-800-Flowers and Zappos. 1-800-Flowers Zappos 1-800-Flowers actually says, “2 easy steps”. However, what they..."
Read more » One Less Step
Simpable | 09 Feb 2010 06:38
Scott Watermasysk writes "....NHProf is a profiling tool for NHibernate. NHibernate Profiler is a real-time visual debugger allowing a development team to gain valuable insight and perspective into their usage of NHibernate. What really jumped out at me after using it for..."
Read more » NHProf vs. SQL Profiler
Simpable | 03 Feb 2010 09:33
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I have had a couple tough interviews… For the record, he is referring to to a gun. Follow me on Twitter
Posted to Life Similar Posts
LINQ in Action
Pandora One – Simple Done Right
Good Bye Doug..."
Read more » A Tough Interview
Simpable | 01 Feb 2010 07:31
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I am a big fan of MongoDB. There is a good C# driver called, MongoDB-CSharp. Unfortunately, because of the strongly typed nature of C#, the default implementation requires you to work with your data as a dictionary. This has an unfortunate side..."
Read more » MongoDB and C# Dynamics
Simpable | 29 Jan 2010 06:35
Scott Watermasysk writes "....Chad Fowler’s, "Passionate Programmer"[1] is a definite must read for any developer who gives a damn about his or her career. I had heard about Passionate Programmer before but didn't it give it much thought until after hearing Joe O'Brien mention..."
Read more » Passionate Programmer - Review
Simpable | 19 Jan 2010 10:20
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I had the opportunity this year to attend CodeMash 2010. For those of you unfamiliar with CodeMash: "CodeMash is all about jumping into new domains. Getting out of your comfort zone. Learning new things from new people." CodeMash 2010 was..."
Read more » CodeMash 2010
Simpable | 04 Jan 2010 15:38
Scott Watermasysk writes "....I am not a marketing/branding expert, but I am pretty sure this is not a very good idea. Permalink | Leave a comment »..."
Read more » Branding Gone Wild
Simpable | 30 Dec 2009 11:47
Scott Watermasysk writes "....In Seth Godin’s Tribes, one particular section really struck a cord with me and I have been thinking about it just about every day for a couple of weeks now. Not too far from us, a few blocks away, there are kids without enough to eat and without..."
Read more » The Obligation
