[dba-VB] FYI: SCRUM/Agile - Born To Cycle

Hi Arthur,

Thank you.

Let's try to do some WPF search&development while waiting for the team to gather?

I think we can make one form XBAP sample applications - XBAP applications could be like that:

http://shamils-4.hosting.parking.ru/xbap/Postcard3d.xbap  

or very simple like that

http://shamils-4.hosting.parking.ru/xaml/WpfBrowserApplication1.xbap

and they can be published on any Internet server as they do not need server side dedicated process because they are downloaded and executed on client side in browser's "sand-box" - XBAP applications can run in IE7, IE8 and in FireFox 3.x. AFAIK. Of course the XBAP applications do require .NET Framework installed on client side.

Let's try to make for starters a simple Shippers form running as XBAP application. This form will not talk to the backend database - it will use hardcoded data: let's concentrate on this stage on learning how WPF controls can be placed and styled on a WPF page/window/form.

For the next 90 minutes long SPRINT here the task is to make such a simple XBAP application.
Arthur, for you I'd propose to look for WPF sources to learn - here is one good link on WPF videos:

http://windowsclient.net/learn/videos_wpf.aspx

Let's set deadline for the Shippers form to appear as an XBAP application for the next Monday - 1st of June 2009 - by that time I expect you'll get some WPF knowledge/experience and maybe some more developers will join us for us to plan the next steps together - OK?

Thank you.

--
Shamil



-----Original Message-----
From: Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
To: Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru>, "Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues." <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 17:44:36 -0400
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] FYI: SCRUM/Agile - Born To Cycle

> Hi Shamil,
> 
> I have recently decided to retire from the profession of programming and
> instead live on my meager pension and become a hobbyist. As a result, I now
> have a lot more time available than previously, when I was either working or
> beating the bushes for work. It may happen that now and then I take a
> short-term contract, but I am no longer looking for gigs. They will have to
> look for me :) If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, etc.
> 
> It feels quite liberating to declare myself retired. It means that I can
> unsubscribe from various lists that I was reading in an attempt to stay
> abreast. It also means there are no deadlines. Of course, there are prices
> to pay, but on the other hand I have no family, no mortgage and no car, so
> it's possible that I can live on the pittance that my pension pays. There
> won't be any vacations in Europe any more, but I can accept that. And on the
> up-side, I have several novels to plough through, and the library is a short
> walk away.
> 
> I am not throwing in the towel as a programmer. Call it, if you wish, a
> sabbatical. I'm making enough time available to play with this project and a
> couple of others, all guaranteed to make no money, but all guaranteed to
> keep my brain stimulated.
> 
> In short, although my participation in Round One was minimal, I now have the
> time to become more involved in Round Two.
> 
> Arthur
> 
>