The Johnson Blog

I just released the latest version, 1.3.20, tonight.  A few new things include: recipe rating; cooking times; preparation times; better search capability; ingredient preparations; bug fixes; and more bug fixes.
If you’re a user, go upgrade!  If you aren’t a user, give it a try!
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And now it’s midnight, time for bed.

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Just a few Chef notes…
A couple weeks ago I reported that I had gotten rid of SWREG in favor of E-Junkie with PayPal and Google Checkout.  Since then I’ve processed a couple of orders successfully so it’s good to know I didn’t break anything.    That’s always a concern of mine when I make changes like [...]

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I would love some input on this from you fellow developers out there, as this is something I continue to try and improve on… WARNING, CODE BELOW THE BREAK!

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Earlier this week I received a free copy of Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2008 by being an Action Pack subscriber and completing a short little web tutorial and quiz. I installed it last night and decided to get the Chef code/projects converted so I could start using it.
The usual project conversion wizard popped up as [...]

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Chef has a feature called Recipe Slideshows which allow you to view a recipe fullscreen in a PowerPoint-like format that’s much easier to read while you’re cooking than the small text of a cookbook, or the regular view of a recipe in Chef for that matter. I’ve had that feature around for a while, [...]

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I’m coining it. Defined as a process by which software requirements are gathered not by formal meetings and documents, but rather by hearsay.
They sure don’t teach you that at school.  Nor should they.
I can use it in a sentence, but I’d rather not.

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Version 1.2 is now available; get the upgrade if you’re already a user, or give it a try for the first time!
This release contains a few bug fixes and enhancements as requested by users.  The best new feature is Recipe Scaling, check it out.
Also along with this release is a modified installation procedure.  Rather than [...]

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In the same vain as another post, I or someone needs to write a Visual Studio 2005 add-in for managing the Break on Exception feature.  Specifically, be able to create profiles that can easily be switched between during debugging sessions that would enable/disable breaking into the deubber on certain types of exceptions but not other.
As [...]

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