This Blog
This is a software development blog. I was sold me on the postulate that Every Developer Needs a Blog. This is a professional journal of issues faced and research found.
For the last 5 years+, my work has been primarily in ASP.NET WebForms. The current project I’m working on is converting a dated SOAP-based application written in VB6 to ASP.NET MVC. I expect the experience of updating an older app to .NET as well as transitioning from WebForms to MVC should provide content worth sharing.
I’m also a new technology guy. I try to avoid fads, but I tend to hop on the bandwagon early. Past successes include XML in 2001 and jQuery in 2007. I skim a good number of techie RSS feeds and Twitter posts. Expect to see highlights posted on this blog.
Also, I’m a visual guy. Expect images and infographics on almost every post, not huge blocks of text.
The Author
I am the lone author, Mike Mercincavage. I have roughly a decade of experience as a professional programmer. Most of that experience is in the financial sector. I worked with derivatives long before they were in the news.
I have a unique perspective. Dating back to my first programming course in high school, I have always been a visually oriented programmer. I can do back-end processing, but I enjoy GUI design and UX. I can talk in both worlds, so to speak. I know CSS and GUI design principles, but I also know how to build fast algorithms.
Make no mistake, this is a vanity project. A way to promote myself and my skills. But also a way to someday look back at my career.
Contact
I’m a social creature. I can be found on twitter, stackoverflow, and a whole bunch of other social networking sites.
