December 12, 2008
After a long wait (sigh, I need to really figure out how to invent a time machine to infinitely work on side projects) I finally have my book's companion Web site back online (http://www.getdbook.com) - Sorry for the inconvenience! I am now hosting the book material (including the 2 bonus chapters)…
November 01, 2007
After a long long time from my last post, I'm finally back and can't wait to start posting again :)
Just finished Mass Effect crunch and the game is amazing. For everyone getting it, I hope (and know) you'll enjoy it!
Happy to be back,
~Graham
Just finished Mass Effect crunch and the game is amazing. For everyone getting it, I hope (and know) you'll enjoy it!
Happy to be back,
~Graham
May 24, 2006
Just thought I'd post about what I've been doing lately. I'm on my last few days with my current employer before I finally start working at BioWare! I've been waiting much too long to start there, as they wanted me May 1st but I asked for end of May so I could do some crazy knowledge transfer and w…
April 19, 2006
Finally started beefing up my LinkedIn account (http://www.linkedin.com)
If anyone has an account feel free to send an invitation my way.
~Graham
If anyone has an account feel free to send an invitation my way.
~Graham
April 18, 2006
Just wanted to stress again how pumped I am at my new job. I've always wanted to get in there. Now I just need to clean up my massive number of side projects and probably release them OS to the public.
Forgot to mention that last Monday (April 10th) was my birthday, and conveniently that was also my…
Forgot to mention that last Monday (April 10th) was my birthday, and conveniently that was also my…
April 11, 2006
Well, I was going to post about my last interview, but today I was given an offer for BioWare (Edmonton) that I'm definitely taking!
I'll be an Art Tools Programmer on Dragon Age and also on the BioWare Eclipse Engine.
Was supposed to start beginning of May, but I'll probably go end of May in order t…
I'll be an Art Tools Programmer on Dragon Age and also on the BioWare Eclipse Engine.
Was supposed to start beginning of May, but I'll probably go end of May in order t…
April 07, 2006
Well, I passed the technical exam because BioWare asked me to come back for another interview with all the different teams!! Obviously I cannot speak about what was on the test or the interviews, but it's no walk in the park :)
~Graham
~Graham
March 28, 2006
Well, I had 1 formal interview with the Director of Programming at BioWare during GDC, and a slew of informal ones with various developers there as well. Now I'm back home and have booked my next official interview (3 hour technical exam) for this Saturday. Wish me luck!
~Graham
~Graham
March 25, 2006
Just wanted to say...GDC was awesome. Got invited to a bunch of private parties, the sessions were decent, and the roundtables were wicked! Didn't walk away with much new knowledge at this year's GDC, but the networking opportunities were crazy!!
I've had a constant hang over the whole time, but I'm…
I've had a constant hang over the whole time, but I'm…
January 23, 2006
Just as a little update:
Well, book is making great progress through the editing stage. Roughly 31/49 chapters are edited, and the process is going by quickly. It's tricky to make sure that math equations get formatted and printed correctly, but it'll work out. Book is scheduled to hit printers on F…
Well, book is making great progress through the editing stage. Roughly 31/49 chapters are edited, and the process is going by quickly. It's tricky to make sure that math equations get formatted and printed correctly, but it'll work out. Book is scheduled to hit printers on F…
January 16, 2006
Lots to talk about. Work has been nuts the last couple months, and with the finishing off of my book (that's right, it's done!) I had no time to post here. Now the book is in the editing stage and awaiting publication. So needless to say I'm extremely excited, and relieved that I can once again hav…
September 27, 2005
Yes!
Passed my third exam and was given MCAD certification (Microsoft Certified Application Developer).
Work has gone into solid crunch time right now, so I'm taking a break from exams for a couple weeks (also to work more on the book) and then I'll finish my two remaining exams for my MCSD!!!
Finally…
Passed my third exam and was given MCAD certification (Microsoft Certified Application Developer).
Work has gone into solid crunch time right now, so I'm taking a break from exams for a couple weeks (also to work more on the book) and then I'll finish my two remaining exams for my MCSD!!!
Finally…
September 23, 2005
I've got my last MCAD exam on Monday! "Developing Web Applications with Microsoft Visual C# .NET and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET"
Getting there!
Getting there!
September 19, 2005
Today I took the "Developing XML Web Services and Server Components with Visual C# .NET" exam and scored really high on it! One more exam and I'll have my MCAD certification, then I'm after MCSD.NET! :)
September 19, 2005
Hmm, so much to talk about, where to begin?
Book:
I've been doing a lot of work on the book, most notably on the distributed computing, asynchronous input device polling, plugin system, object model automation, dynamic code compilation, and code access security chapters. Below is a work in progress p…
Book:
I've been doing a lot of work on the book, most notably on the distributed computing, asynchronous input device polling, plugin system, object model automation, dynamic code compilation, and code access security chapters. Below is a work in progress p…
August 15, 2005
I wrote the Microsoft 70-316 exam today and passed with flying colors!
It was pretty difficult, the exam is progressive so it finds your weaknesses and attacks you. 42 multiple choice in 3 hours.
I was shaking when I pressed the End Test button. But yay!
Time to get ready for the next one, not going t…
It was pretty difficult, the exam is progressive so it finds your weaknesses and attacks you. 42 multiple choice in 3 hours.
I was shaking when I pressed the End Test button. But yay!
Time to get ready for the next one, not going t…
August 10, 2005
I have been very busy with work lately, but I have been doing some great work on the book. Aside from finishing some other topics, I finally had the chance to revisit my texture browser control and finish it off. Here are the latest changes:
Ported it to .NET 2.0
Restructured the architecture and int…
Ported it to .NET 2.0
Restructured the architecture and int…
August 05, 2005
Yay, I've booked my Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD.NET) exam for the 15th, and I hope I get it. I'm under the impression I'll have enough time along with work and the book to study! :)
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
July 25, 2005
Finally finished the splash screen and loading dialog topic. I think the code is quite elegant, and requires no multithreading to process jobs behind the scenes, which is a good thing :)
I think my next goal is to finish the topic discussing deployment using Microsoft's new ClickOnce technology that…
I think my next goal is to finish the topic discussing deployment using Microsoft's new ClickOnce technology that…
July 23, 2005
It's been a long time since my last entry, and for that I apologize! I've been extremely busy lately on both work and the book. Things are going good though. I got the latest .NET 2.0 Architect beta from work and have almost finished porting all the examples over. I figure that it is a wise move to…
May 29, 2005
Well, first deadline is this Tuesday, and I am pretty confident it will be great. We'll see what the publisher thinks ;)
No comments for the texture browser control? :) C'mon!
No comments for the texture browser control? :) C'mon!
May 18, 2005
Well, it's been a bit since I've posted any new tool functionality screenshots, so I figured that I might as well give some fresh content to the masses!
I've been wanting to build this type of control for a while because I feel that it gives an aesthetic look to any UI that offers texture selection.…
I've been wanting to build this type of control for a while because I feel that it gives an aesthetic look to any UI that offers texture selection.…
May 14, 2005
Wow, I've been meaning to contact Artificial Studios for my book for quite some time, and I was going to procrastinate and get to it next week.
Thankfully, I finally contacted Tim Johnson on Wednesday night and got a permission contract signed to use some media in my book about their products. Wel…
Thankfully, I finally contacted Tim Johnson on Wednesday night and got a permission contract signed to use some media in my book about their products. Wel…
May 11, 2005
April 23, 2005
Been extremely busy with the design chapter for the book, which is also why I haven't posted any new screenshots lately. Once this May end deadline passes I will jump back into the technical chapters and post more tool screenshots ;)
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
April 12, 2005
Finished off the user interface topic, now I'm working on a topic about pragmatic architecture design for distributed and reusable frameworks. Very very cool stuff, and I hope it becomes a popular design structure for tools.
First book deadline is the end of May, so I have to get cracking. It's mu…
First book deadline is the end of May, so I have to get cracking. It's mu…
April 09, 2005
Well, been a pretty productive week. Currently I'm writing the text for user interface design, and just sent out a survey to a whole bunch of contacts I met at GDC about their experiences with tools development and the .NET platform. I can't wait for the responses!
Also been working on a new websi…
Also been working on a new websi…
April 03, 2005
New job has been super busy, but I am surrounded by many .NET gurus that I'm running lots of great ideas by for the book.
Working on the part of the book that discusses the benefits of using C#.NET for tools development, and why companies should think about migrating from unmanaged to managed code. …
Working on the part of the book that discusses the benefits of using C#.NET for tools development, and why companies should think about migrating from unmanaged to managed code. …
March 24, 2005
Well, it's been over a week since my last post, I better get back at it ;)
I got a new job, working as a consultant at CGI located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. http://www.cgi.com
I'm very excited, I'll be doing lots of .NET development and getting some more excellent experience in the field.
On a si…
I got a new job, working as a consultant at CGI located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. http://www.cgi.com
I'm very excited, I'll be doing lots of .NET development and getting some more excellent experience in the field.
On a si…
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