Zi’s Blog

Basically CIFactory is a Factory for creating a CI solution ie it goes away and will setup a standardized solution. In the process it also sets up appropriate build files yada yada yada.  Below is the blurb from the web site.

CI Factory is a canned Continuous Integration(CI) server and installation script. Adherence to a standard development workspace allows for this product to build most any project out of the box. It uses a plugin architecture.

Looks quite good if you are new to the world of Continues Integration. Not sure that it will add that much value at work as we already have something very similar setup. But I am going to give it a try at home.

Another fantastic Geek Dinner. Really good to catch up with the regulars like Jaime and Oliver. But also meet new developers like Bruce who gave Ian Cooper and I a free copy of Phone Alarm! Well worth a look at if you have a Windows Smartphone/Pocket PC device.

PhoneAlarm is a Today screen plugin - giving you total control over your Pocket PC Phone. Never miss an important call, SMS or Email again. Automatically switch profiles and quickly access Inbox, call history and control the state of bluetooth directly from the Today screen. Optimised for one-handed and in-car use.

Thanks again Bruce.

Ian is going to be talking about linq on Wednesday 28th March. He has just come back from the MVP Global Summit in Seattle and has lots to share!

Hope to see you all there! 

About Ian:

‘Ian Cooper has over 15 years of experience delivering Microsoft platform solutions in government, healthcare, and finance. During that time he has worked for the DTi, Reuters, Sungard, Misys and Beazley delivering everything from bespoke enterpise solutions to ’shrink-wrapped’ products to thousands of customers. Ian is a passionate exponent of the benefits of OO and Agile. He is test-infected and contagious. When he is not writing C# code he is also the and founder of the London .NET user group. http://www.dnug.org.uk’‘

I am going to be organizing a geek dinner after the London Roadshow. Sign up here if you would like to go. Let me know if you have any problems with the wiki.