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This is a great guide to follow when doing software (and specifically .NET) development. Very useful stuff! Scott Guthrie
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If you havent had the pleasure of seeing Adam present, have a listen to the recent .NET Rocks! in which Adam talks to Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell and shares with them his rules. Frank Arrigo - Microsoft
It's a great DNR episode and it gives some great insight into why Adam is able to run such a tight development ship. Chris Auld

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I've been putting together Development Guidelines for my employer and in the process have reviewed many published standards (in the .Net arena) from around the world. In each category, the suggestions at SSW are always among the best. Leon Bambrick -
 

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Whenever you're doing something more than once there should be a standard. SSW standards manage our coding, project management, email and phone communication. However, we don't follow them blindly. If someone suggests a better way of doing something, then we change the standard.

Rules to better

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    Management

  1. Rules to Successful Projects* Popular *
  2. Rules to Better Work Items (AKA Project Management)
  3. Rules to Happy Clients
  4. Rules to Managing Software Consultants
  5. Rules to Better Software Consultants - Dealing with Clients
  6. Rules to Better Software Consultants - Working in a Team
  7. Rules to Managing Your Dead Time
  8. Using SSW eXtreme Emails! to Manage Projects
  9. Rules to Successful Sales and Account Management
  10. Rules to Better Accounting
  11. Rules to Better Timesheets
  12. Rules to Better Branching & Builds (AKA Release Management)
  13. Rules to Better Outsourcing
  14. Rules to Better PA (aka Personal Assistant)
  15. Interface

  16. Rules to Better Interfaces - General
  17. Rules to Better Interfaces - Windows Application
  18. Rules to Better Interfaces - Popups and Messages
  19. Rules to Better Interfaces - Controls
  20. Rules to Better Interfaces - Forms
  21. Rules to Better Interfaces - Wizards
  22. Rules to Better Interfaces - Reports, Charts and Dates
  23. Rules to Better Interfaces - Mobile UI
  24. Websites

  25. Rules to Better Websites - Navigation
  26. Rules to Better Websites - Content, Layout & Formatting
  27. Rules to Better Websites - Graphics
  28. Rules to Better Websites - Development
  29. Rules to Better Websites - Tuning and Maintenance
  30. Rules to Better Websites - Branding and Marketing
  31. Rules to Better Websites - Online Transactions
  32. .NET/SQL/TFS Code & Application Design

  33. Rules to Better Code
  34. Rules to Better SQL Server Databases
  35. Rules to Better .NET Projects
  36. Rules to Better Connection Strings
  37. Rules to Better Large .NET projects
  38. Rules to Better Windows Forms
  39. Rules to Better Windows Forms - ClickOnce
  40. Rules to Better Unit Tests
  41. Rules to Better Version Control with TFS (AKASourceControl)
  42. Rules to Better TFS 2010 Migration
  43. Rules to Better Setups
  44. Rules to Better Blogs
  45. Rules to Better DotNetNuke
  46. Rules to Better Project Management with TFS (Creating and Managing Release Plans)
  47. Rules to Better LINQ
  48. Rules to Better VB6 Migration to .NET
  49. Rules to Better Designers
  50. Rules to Better Developers
  51. Rules to Better Regular Expressions
  52. Rules to Better Error Handling
  53. Rules to Better SharePoint
  54. Rules to Better Exchange Server
  55. Rules to Better WPF & Silverlight
  56. Rules to Better Command Lines
  57. Access Code & Application Design

  58. Rules to Better Access Applications (front-ends inc. queries)
  59. Rules to Better Access UI
  60. Rules to Better Access Databases (back-ends)
  61. Rules to Upsizing your Access Database to SQL Server
  62. Operating Systems

  63. Rules to Better Windows 7 Deployment
  64. Rules to Better Windows Vista Deployment
  65. Rules to Better Windows Vista Compatibilities
  66. Communication

  67. Rules to Better Email * Popular *
  68. Rules to Better Instant Messenger
  69. Reporting Solutions

  70. Rules to Better Business Intelligence
  71. Rules to Better MS SQL Reporting Services
  72. Rules to Better Reporting Solutions
  73. Marketing

  74. Rules to Better Google Rankings * Popular *
  75. Rules to Better Outbound Calls
  76. Rules to Better Inbound Calls
  77. Rules to Better Marketing
  78. Rules to Better Branding
  79. Networking

  80. Rules to Better Windows 2003
  81. Rules to Better ISA Server
  82. Rules to Better Networks
  83. Rules to Better Virtual PCs
  84. Microsoft CRM

  85. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM
  86. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM 3 to 4 Migration
  87. How to create and use mail merge templates in Microsoft CRM?
  88. Rules to Better Microsoft CRM data synchronization
  89. CRM 4 - How To Send A CRM Newsletter
  90. Software

  91. Rules to Better Firefox
  92. The Best Third Party Tools

  93. Introduction
  94. The Best Tools for .NET (General)
  95. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development
  96. The Best Tools for Web Forms Development (ASP.NET Controls)
  97. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development
  98. The Best Tools for Windows Forms Development (Controls)
  99. The Best Tools for SQL Server
  100. The Best Tools for Access
  101. The Best Tools for Outlook
  102. The Best Tools for Internet Explorer
  103. The Best Tools for Windows
  104. The Best Tools for Network
  105. The Best Tools for Exchange Server
  106. The Best Tools for Pocket PC
  107. The Best Image Libraries
  108. The Best Tools for Laptop
  109. The Best Websites
  110. The Best Tools for Visual Studio
  111. The Best Tools for Team Foundation Server Power Tools
  112. The Best Tools for Windows Mobile
  113. Naming Conventions

  114. SQL Server Object Naming Conventions
  115. SQL Server Index Naming Conventions
  116. SQL Server Relationship Naming Conventions
  117. SQL Server Stored Procedure Naming Conventions
  118. SQL Server Stored Procedure Formatting Standards
  119. .NET Object Naming Conventions
  120. .NET Project Naming
  121. Documentation

  122. Rules to Better Technical Documentation
  123. Rules to Better Proposals
  124. Rules to Better Powerpoint Presentations
  125. Others

  126. Rules to Better Cars

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